The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-27

when a splendid yield Of oats like
that field has, is obliged to become a
pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Wallace Of Ham
ilton attended the Mrs. Miller funeral
Sunday. .-n
Our community was made sad Fri
day when the word was passed that
Grandma Miller had passed away, and
one could hardly realize the extent OF
that grief unless they were present
Sunday to see probably the largest
crowd that has ever assembled III
Elvaston to pay their last respect to
the deceased, unless 1t was at the
funeral service OF her husband, who
preceded her in death December "a,
1910. Eliza Kennedy was born IN
Beaver county, Pennsylvania, May 20,
1897. She parted with this life at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. S.
Mack, in Elvaston, July %, 1915, aged
80 years, one month and twenty-e1ght
days. She was married to John
Ramsey Miller February 20, 1850, IN
Pennsylvania. They came to Iowa IT.
1860, and to Ulvaston IN 1861. To them
were born ten children, two OF which
died in infancy. Two Of their daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Angie Martin and Mrs.
Maggie Walker, died in 1883 and 1899
respectively. Those remaining TO
mourn their loss are 8. H. Miller
Mrs c. A. Runyon, Mrs. w. y.
Mack and Mrs. w. G.. Ewing. OF Elvas-
ton, and DR.. J.. A.. Miller OF Hamilton,
and Rev. Albert Miller, who with Mrs.
Miller and two of their five children
are in China Grandma Is survived
by eighteen grandchildren and TWEEN
ity-fve great grandchildren. Grandma
Miller was more than christian, as
that word goes; she was spiritual
ichristian, and of the many mission
aries and preachers that her church
the local Presbyterian church, mas
sent out, she and they alone know tt
4 what extent she figured in their choos
ling and the active christian work 1oi
their field of labor. Rev. Frank NC
Cav Of Keokuk preached the funeral
sermon, he being one of her boys, and
according to his remarks, realized tnat
The owed much to grandma for the In
SEPARATION Of his life. He used John
az as his text. Messrs. Bachman ana
wallace and Mesdames Groom and
Baldon sang her favorite songs, then
six of her grandsons, DR.. Claude Kun
Won, DR.. Roy Runyon, Lee Ewing.
Vern, Will and Ralph Miller, carried
the remains to their last resting place
Jas. Ewing, Jas. Lillis, ]. H. Horney
and MIR, Kerr, elders of her church,
acted as honorary pallbearers. A large
crowd followed the remains to the
Elvaston cemetery where she was laid
to rest beside her husband.
| Mrs. Thad Thomas, being anxious
| tn know how soon the men would De
coming to dinner, climbed upon
stumn to see, and the stump gave
way 70 the pressure, letting her fall
and breaking her ankle.
| Dana Stevenson's' arm which was
broken recently, Is getting along real
we'll.
Mrs. Jas. Johnson, Mrs. Aaron, Mrs
Emily Ross, Mr.. Geo. Kirk, Mrs. Mary
Marshall, Mrs. Will Coppins, and MT
and Mrs. Ross Swigert Of CarthaSa,
were in E1vaston Sunday to the Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Caldwell and
Wendell we're visiting Prices folks
here Sunday.
Our night Waterman, J. C. Duncan
has moved to the Newman property
on Main street.
Mrs. Blanche Guy, Mr.. and MRS
Neal Daugherty and Mrs. Daw OF Ham
iIton were attendants at the Mliler
funeral Sunday. ~.
DR.. Claude Runyon left for MS
home at Livingston, Ill.
Emma and Marguerite Martin are
visiting In Joliet.
Charles Runyon Is seeing the slghes
at Livingston, ILL.,. this week.
Raw Ellison and Sam Reasin spen'
sunday afternoon at the Hamilton
bathing beach. =. az,
FLOYD stumpf had bunch OF oul
American beauties" out auto rlolns
SUNDAY night.