Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-05-17
~. Nj. MILLARD DEAD
Passed Away Peacefully Al His Home
Wednesday MORNING.

"es' NIsihin; walter III. Millurd, OF
iiazen, N. d., and Miss Allie Mil.
lard, of Tnzewcll. The children. OK.
cept Walter. wrerc present when tho
end came.
Ihe burial and funeral will takc
p'hce tins II. M. Mt 10 O'Clock from the
ho'ne. Rev. Mr.. Campbell, pastor of
he baptist church, will conduct tho
service ut the home. The burinl will
take place in the new cemetery and
VIII be in charge of the Masonic frn-
tcrnity
Deceased was IL Tennessenn Inv
birth. Tho Millard family lived near
Blountville. in that State. lie came 60
Iazeweil II young man, some forty
ODD years ago, and engaged in cal
pcnter work with 4. M. Hawkins, sr..
who moved to Tuzewell from Pulaski
county, about the year 1870 or 1871.
Subsequently Miss Nora, daughter of
L. Nj. Hawkins, became his wife Dur
inE II lifetime of nearly hnlr cen
'ury MIR. Millard lived in the county
ana IN this town, and became one of
ITS best known and most reliable ci,i-
zens. During the latter years of hrs
HE he erected, as contractor, n num-
bcr OF fine buildings in West Vir-
ginin, particularly at Wclch, where
he was highly esteemed .s u skilrul
and reliable workman. AT the he.
ginning of his last illness he was on.
gagged IN the erection of several large
structures in that town, and frequent
y during his illness expressed rcpre,
that he could not finish the work hc
had undertaken.
About three months ago he was
compelled to stop work on account of
some inward trouble, not thought ia
he serious. Later he was taken 10 n
sanitnrium in BlucGcld, where IL sur
g'cai operation was performed, which
gave only temporary relief. lie was
brought home and no hope of rccov-
cry held out by the physicians in
Blueiield. His Improvement wns
marked and encouraging for while,
but his trouble rccurred mt frequent
intervals, ncccssitating n repetition of
the operation. The end was incyita.
bic, however, and for week or ten
days before his death he suffered
grcntly, finally becoming unable to
speak and unconscious until the end.
which was peaceful and quiet as
though falling asleep.
Millard was Il true man. No mnn
ever had truer friend than wns he.
no cause IL siaunchcr advocate. There
VAS no shadow of stain upon his
character on reputation. He was nm
Democrat in politics
and Baptist in religion. He had de-
cidcd, mshakable convictions, and
some called him stubborn and hard
headcd.," and he was. All strong
men are stubborn and hard-headcd,"
because they have convictions. The
word conviction" means to bind, to
conquer" Weak, vacilating men,
with no firm, seated convictions, nre
easily swayed, "and carried about by
every wind of doctrine" Not such n
man was Al Millard. He was ready
to yield to the Judgment and advice
of others where questions Mt issue
were in doubt in his own mind, but
when he had thought out and worked
out the solution in his own mind,
there he rested, there he stod, and
there he could be found on the to-
morrows, occupying the same ground.
He had no educational advantages in
his boyhood, nevertheless he was well
informed, intelligent, and Of sound
judgment, unswerving integrity. He
leaves rich legacy to his children
and his friends. His departure IL
mourned and not more so by any one
than by the writer of this feeble trib-
ute, who was glad and proud TO claim
him as n day-in and day-out friend
for quarter of n century.
Peace to his dust May the clods OF
the valley rest lightly upon him!