Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
PINE BLUFF LOSES BELOVED CITIZEN.
 R. +. M. MILLS
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miles from the city. which he still owned at the time of his death. About she same timn he entered the mer- cantlle business, his store being located about a block and half ncrtl of Gha site Of the Jefferson hotel. The old river bed now occu- pies the ground Whereon the store building stocd.
 In October, 1862, MT. Mills married Miss Lizzi Lainer of North Carolina, cousin of the Southern poet. Sidney Lalner. Miss Lainer had come here for visit with an uncle, and she spent th:t remainder of her life here. Ol that union, seven children were born, four of whom survive their father, to console their mother in her widcwhood. The children are Mrs. Lucy P. Renfrow, John/ L. Mills, Arthur w. Mills and Tracy Mills. Four grandchildren also survive, these being Maizie, Zilla H., and AL bert Rufus, children of MT. and Mrs. Tracy Mills. and Katherine, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mills.
 As planter and merchant, Mr. Mills continued, until he embarked in the insurance business here about 40 years ago, retaining his farm inter- ests, hicw5ver. The insurance busi- ness continues. having grsatly broad ened it's field as the years passed and the territory grew. In 1894. Arthur Mills and Tracy Mills entered the firm with their father, and are still with the firm. John l.. Mills Is also in the insurance business, al- though he handles the casualty Line first insurance specialist in Pine Bluff.
 Is Last oe. Eight Children.
 MT. Mills brought his parents to Finc Bluff when he came, his father, Rev. David Mills, having been a Ni' dist circuit rider. The father and mother be- h died here. MT. Mills was the last ef sight children, seven of Whcm were boys.
 Dcspitet the small attention he paid to politics. MT. Mills served his city as treasurer for three consecutive terms, from 1882 to 1885, Prior to that he had served as alderman. Dur ing the so-called reconstruction pericd, he served as deputy United States marshal, undar his brother, Isaac c. Mills, at Little Rock.
 MT. Mills was always an active and sympathetic worker in a good cause. He was charitable in high degree, al- though few but his intiratss knew of his dispensations in this respect. He was man of simple but high ideals, and his life was an open book to the community. He was very highly re- spected-he was. generally beloved. He was unostentatious, quiet and home-loving in his tastes, and de- lighted to remain in the circle of his family and his friends. He was ons of ule eldest members of Jacob Brump lodge, F. & A. M.. this being his only ledge utilization.
 List of Pallbearers. The following will serve as pall- bearers at the funeral this afternoon, all being stewards and trustees of the First Methodist church except Capt. Geisreiter, Capt. Hilzheim and Capt. Fies.
 Active-H. B. Strange, Ronald Helvi:, Roy G. Custer, J. c. Chestnut, J. B. A. Johnson, T. F. Gadberry. J. R. Sanders and C>H. Burks. Honorary-Dr. A. C.. Jordan, Dr.. J.. F.. Simmons, R.. L. Rutherford, Maj H. A. McC5y, w. w. Taylor. R. B
 Davis, Leonard Williams, pr. J. M Lemons, S. F. Hines, walter Whyte Geo. Wall, s. G. Seabrook, G. w. Lindsay, Fred T. Goode, w. c. Crit tend:n, Capt. s. G:isreiter, Sam Fies Gabe Meyer, C.. H. Owens, c. H Moore and Carl Hing.