Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
MRS. MARY J. MilLlkAN, MOTHER
or MRS GEORGE N. JOHN.
SON, DIES SUDDENLY.
END DUE ro HEART DISEASE,
INDUCED BY ATTACK OF GRIP
Mrs. MiIiikan's Husband. Late Rev.
S. +. MiIlikan, Widely Known in
Iowa Congregational Circles, After
Forty.Six Years in Passionate
Funeral to Be Held Saturday.

Death came suddenly at s o'clock
Tuesday night to Mrs. Mary ]. Milli-
kan, mother of Mrs. George AZ John
son. 4l5 Hughes street, and widow OF
Rev Silas F. Millikan. for forty-six
years minister of the CONGREGATIONAL
church. who spent the greater part Of
his years of labor in Iowa.
Mrs. Millikan's death was due to heart
disease with which she had been suf
fering since an attack of grip a month
ago While her condition was such,
considering her age, that death might
he expected at any time. Mrs. Millikan
had not been confined to her bed. altho
for a week she had been in her room.
Tuesday evening her youngest daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert e. Brown. of Water
bury. Conn reached the city. Mrs.
Millikan had visited with her, and was
being served with supper as she sat
beside he- bed. Al 40 as she sat in
her chair. Mrs. Aiill;kans head drop
ped forward and she became uncon
sc!ous. Twenty minutes later she was
dead
Had Many Friends in City.
Mrs. Millihan was a very superior
woman..and during her six years resi-
dence in the city, during which time
she has made her home with the fam
.!y O! her daughter had made many
warm friends. Mrs. Millikan was a
au!nan Of charming personality and
this and her cheering disposition had
endeared her TO people Of the neigh
borhocd. those within the circle OF
her church. and many others who had
had the pleasure Of metipg her.
During long life as The wife OF
pastor Mrs Mill!kan had been very
active in church work. She made her
home II several Iowa towns. the seats
81 her husbands pastorates, and news
q her death Will ~ received with deep
regret lEruUut the state, and especial
iy in Congregational! circles
Was Native Of York State.
Mrs. AliI!kan was born Mary Jane
Andrews, daughter OF Randolph
Andrews. in Rochester, y Y. May 8.
1884 She was educated IN the public
schools OF Rochester and Oberlin Col
lese, Oberlin. o, being graduated from
that institution with the class Of 1857
While student al ObeTlin Miss An
drews met Mr., Millikar also a student
at oterl.H, where ne finished in 1855
i most interesting fact in connection
With their. college life IS that not only
Rev. Mr. and Mrs Nil}lkan were
alumni OF the same college, but their
SIX children were also.
Following her graduation Miss Az
d-exS taught in Ohio TWO years. and
then reut 20 Ol!vet, Mich, where she
was lady principal of Olivet College
until shortly before her marriage, at
Rochester. y. x, Sept l3. 1864 Rev.
Mr. and Mrs M.llLkan celebrated their
goldan wedding Sept y. 1914. at the
home Of their son, Allan F. Mlllikan,'at
River Forest. III Rev Mr. Millikan
died suddenly Of heart disease April
Is. 1915. a Rochester, y. Y. where he
and Mrs Miii.kau we're visiting rela
ives while Ell -oute 10 this city from
Waterbury. where they had been 70
spend the winter with their daughter.
Mrs. Brown.
During their married life Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. 3i!!likan lived 81 Wheaton.
Ill where Mr. Miii.kan held MS first
regular passionate: Morrison. III Nc
G-egor, the first Iowa pastorate held
ny Nj Mll,!kan. beginning in 1872;
Macuoketa. where the family lived
from 1915 to 1888: Mason City. Ana
H1oSa. and Kingsley. 1t was there, In
1905. that Mr., MiIlikan gave up active
work in the ministry at the age OF 70.
Children All Living.
TIE six children of Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs, Millikan are all living They are
Allan F. Mllikan Of River Forest, Ill.
la Chicago business man; DR.. Robert
! 4. Niilikan, professor OF physics in the
! University Of Chicago; Max Millikan,
an attorney Of New York City: Mrs.
Grace VI Behr, teacher OF German in
| the North side high school. Des
! Mc!nes; Mrs. Johnson. wife OF DR..
Johnson, OF this city: and Mrs. Robert
E. Brown, wife OF the pastor Of the
First Congregational church Of Water
bury, Conn. ... f..
| Funeral Saturday Morning.
| Funeral services will be held from
the johnson home at 1890 o'clock
Saturday. forenoon, in charge OF Rev.
3. F.. Martin. Burial will be in the
family lot in Riverside.