The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
OBITUARY.

Glendora, Cal, eleanor: Mrs. Flo
renee f. Turner Miller had passed the
thirty seventh milestone of her life
when on Sunday morning, August %,
she passed through the portals into
the eternal sunlight of Gods pres
ence. She was born in Winnebago,
Mimi, on May Is, 1871. She was
a graduate of the Minnesota state
normal at MankatO and for two years
was teacher in the schools of her
native state. On coming to Delano,
California, with her parents in 1891,
she Immediately stock a position in the
schools of that town. On September
Is, 1894, she was united in marriage
to Rev. w. i. Miller, pastor of the
Methodist church at Delano, by Dr. 5.
A.. Thomson, presiding elder of the
Fresno district. At Hanford, West
minister, Upland and Elsenore she
proved her special fitness for the deli
cate and difficult tasks Of the pastors
wife, greatly endearing herself to the
people by her tactfulness and sweet
spirit Especially was this true in the
work at Grace church. New York, to
which her husband was transferred in
1900. The work there was developing
in an unusually prosperous manner
and Gods blessing seemed to be rest
ING in an unusual manner upon them
when in 1902 her health broke, fol-
lowing severe attact of pneumonia.
The skill of some of the best special
lists of New York was called to aid
her back to health. Life in the Cats
kills and Berkshire hills of New
England and all the methods known
to modern medical practice were called
into service. Nearly three years ago
she and her husband came to Glen
dora. The community has watched
with deepest interest her heroic strug-
ole for life. Had mind and soul and
strength of will been able to resore
health to a broken body she would
have been well. For the past week
it was apparent to. her friends that
the time was short. At ten O'Clock
on Sunday morning that unconquer-
able spirit took its fight to the
glorious city of God. She is gone but
not without leaving this beautiful tes-
tmony. Apparently she was gone
when she rallied and tried to speak
To do so meant the summoning OF
the last vestige of her strength. With
his ear close to her lips, her husband
caught these last words. at is all
rioht. I am safe" 1t is as though she
had gone up to the very gates of the
city of God and beheld its beauty and
came running back to assure her
loved ones that the city to which she
went did not disappoint her expecta-
lions. God be praised for these vi
sions given to his saints.
Mrs. Miller's religious life flowed
toward God like a deep, pure stream
of water clear as crystal She loved
her husband and her home with a
powerful affection. She was a wise
councillor, being guided by God-given
talent to discern the right and the
true Her tactful ways and noble and
generous nature won for her "a host
of friends Her patience and forth
tude and courage won the admiration
| of all.
The funeral was conducted at the
home at five o'clock on Monday after
noon by the pastor, Rev. F. j. Sea
man, assisted by DIR. s. A. Thomson.
superintendent of the Pasadena Dis
trict. In his address DR.. Thomson re-
feired feelingly to the time fourteen
wears before when as presiding elder
J of the Fresno district he had married