The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-07
DIED OF HEART FAILURE THIS
MORNING AT 1910 O'CLOCK
AT HIS HOME ON
PARK AVE.
ONE OF CAIR0'S MOST
HONORED, USEFUL MEN
3EGAN LIFE AS A POOR BOY AND
BY HIS INDUSTRY AND iNTEG-
RiTY AMASsED A COM
PORTABLE FORTUNE
SOMETHING OF
HIS LIFE.

John A. Miller Sr, died this morn
ing at 1910 o'clock at his home,
$500 Park avenue, of heart failure.
Death came suddenly and with slight
warning
Mr. Miller was in his usual health
yesterday and attended meeting
during the day OF the county board o
supervisors of which he was chair
man. In the evening he went home
and ate supper as usual. Ee com
planned of feeling tired, but appear
ed to be in the best of health.
In the night he was awakened and
omplained of being chilly and asked
hat something be done 10 relieve the
cold feeling Mrs. Miller and daugh-
,ers applied the usual remedies. bu
lie appeared to get no relief and they
telephoned for Dr.. J. =. Strong. Be
fore the physician could reach the
bedside life was extinct
The deceased was 81 years old
June IL, 1904 He was born in Cob.
lentz, Germany. and came to the
United States with his parents when
only 10 years old His early Life was
spent In Alton, H., and from there
he went to ST. Louis, whore he learn
ed the jewelers. trade. From ST
Louis he went to Paducah, Ky, where
he embarked in business in the early
COS and from Paducah he came tc
Cairo in 1881. He engaged in
the jewelry business here at Gil
Commercial avenue, but later moved
10 his present place of business a.
SIS Commercial avenue, where he has
since remained
During his residence in Cairo Mr.
Miller has been one Of the foremost
citizens. He was serving his secon
term as chairman of the county
board Of supervisors, He was q mem
ber of the American association for
advancement of science, president OF
the Merchants league since its or
ganization, member of the board oi
directors of the Cairo National bank
a member of the Germania Maenner-
chor, of the knights of Ply HAS and
K. o. z. w. lodges. and president of
ne Central Building and loan asso
.iatlon
Mr. Miller was self-made man in
the true sense of the term. He start
III hp in,
dustry and close attention to business
he prospered and accumulated plen
tifui share of this worlds goods. He
was enterprising and public spirited
ready to take part in every good work
for the upbuilding of the city and
community and the bet erment OF
mankind i'm general He was charit
able, kind hearted and true; courte
ous and honest even in the smaller
details of his business. He was de
voted TO his family and faithful to his
friends.
In 1865 Mr. Miller married Miss
IA ie l.. f. Lohrum at ST. Louis. He
is survived by his wife. one son
John A. Miller Jr.. and three daugh-
ters. Mrs. George Peter. and Misses
Minnie and Adele Miller.
About year ago Mr.. Miller had an
attack similar to the one which re
suited in his death. "Wednesday. Dec
2S, he received news of the death oi
bis brother. JOS A. Miller. in Prov
dence. r. l.. due TO heart failure
since which time he had been slight
ly changed The brother was the
only living relative aside from his i'm
mediate family and a cousin in Eu
rope. and it is believed the death OF
his brother may have had something
to do in Fastening his death.
The sudden and unexpected deatf
of Mr.. Miller has almost prostrated
the grief-stricken family, who have
the sympathy of the entire com
munity in their bereavement.