The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23
TO HER REWARD.
MRS. w. X. MILLER, Is SUDDEN
LY CALLED MONDAY MORNING.
Neuralgia of the Heart Ends the
Earthly Life of one of the Best
women This Community
Has Ever Known.

At 80 O'Clock Monday morning, Mrs.
Sarah Burwell Miller, widow Of the late
w. X. Miller, died at her residence, 134
South Mckinley avenue. Thus is another
old familiar form laid low by the hand of
death. The end came all unexpectedly
and was shock to the community. Sun
day evening Mrs. Miller was in her usual
health and spirits. At about s O'Clock
she complained Of intense pains in her
left side, and DIR. Phillips, the family
physician, was summoned. He pre-
scribed for his patient, who became bet
ter and no danger was anticipated. This
morning, however, she became worse,
and her son, Mr.. Burt A. Miller, again
went for DR.. Phillips. But it was use
less errand, for when he returned his
mother had been called to her final re-
ward. She had been an invalid for sew
eral years but was able to be about the
house. She attended Mrs. Mo&inley's
funeral last Tuesday.
Mrs. Miller was born in Niles, Trum-
bull county, Ohio, March 3, 1881, and
was therefore 66 years of age. Her
maiden name was Sarah Burwell, her
father being Samuel Burwell, a man still
remembered by older residents of this
county Her mothers name was Cecile
Mckinley, sister of the late William
Mckinley, Sr. She was therefore a full
cousin to President William Mckinley
Mrs. Miller was born in a frame building,
the old Burwell home, directly opposite
the house in which William Mckinley,
the present occupant of the White House,
first saw the light of day. When she was
quite young the family removed to
Navarro, where her father engaged in
the iron business. 1t was in that pictur-
esque village that she was wooed and won
by W. X. Miller, who preceded her to the
grave just fourteen months ago. The
young couple were married September IL,
1850. MIR. Miller was then employed at
the Russell shops in Massillon. Later he
and his wife removed TO Greentown,
where u short time afterward he superin-
tended the removal of the Ball, Aultman
& Co. shops to this city. This was in
1851, and Canton was ever after their
home until death first removed the hus
band and father, and now his faithfr
helpmate joins him in the unknoW.
realms beyond the distant horizon.
A rather peculiar incident in the life OF
Mrs. Miller was the fact that she was
baptized by Joseph Smith, the Mormon
IL ,ko hot oh hipy hn
Mormon doctrines in a little church at
Kirkland, small town in the western re-
serve. Mrs. Miller's father was a deeply
religious man, and desiring to have his
daughter baptized as soon as possible,
and Elder Smith being the only one
preaching the gospel within a circuit of
many miles, he bundled up the child and
carried her to him, and the ceremony of
baptism was performed. One of Mrs. Mil
ler's treasured relics was an original
Mormon bible presented to her by Elder
Joseph Smith.
During Mrs. Miller's long and useful
life in Canton she was staunch mem
Der of the First M. f. church, where her
benign influence was felt by all the
members of that large congregation.
For the past eight Years she had been
practically an invalid, but previous TO
that time she was president of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the church. During that
time, and in fact during her whole life,
she exhibited charitable disposition
which has left its mark in the hearts of
hundreds upon whom she bestowed the
welcome help that only loving Christ
ian woman can bestow. Her good work
in the church cannot be estimated. She
gave freely of this worlds goods for the
alleViation of suffering humanity; she
gave also her warm, sympathetic and
motherly consultations to those who most
needed words of helpful cheer and en-
couragement In Mrs Miller the church
loses another of it's bulwarks, and the
city one of it's kindest and best specimens
of womanly women.
Besides the two surviving sons Charles
r. and Burt A. Miller, two sisters and
a brother reside in the west. They are
Joseph Burwell, Mankato, Mimi; Mrs
S. b Porter, Belt, Monana; Mrs. W. Il
Head, Illinois. They were at once notified
Of the sad occurrence, as was also Presi
dent Mckinley.