John Frederick Miller

1895 - 1933  (38 years)

• Name	John Frederick Miller
  Born	21 Mar 1895	Valencia, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 May 1933	Greeley, Weld County, Colorado
  Buried	Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5037	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family ID

  F3801

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche Elizabeth Smith Miller
  Married	4 Aug 1922
  Children	1. Russell Miller   2. Billy Miller
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2017 12:14:15
  Family ID	F3799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Miller, John F. John Frederick Miller John Frederick Miller was born on a farm near Valencia, Kansas, March 21, 1895, and passed away at Greeley, Colo.; May 4, 1933, aged 38 years, 1 month and 14 days. After the death of his father in 1910, he lived with his brother, George, for a time. He enlisted in the World War October 29, 1917, serving most of the time in the Hawaiian Islands, receiving his discharge on the 20th of October 1919. He was united in marriage to Blanche Elizabeth Smith August 4, 1922. To this union two children were born, Russell, who died in infancy, and Billy, age 9. Besides his widow and son he leaves to mourn his going three sisters, and four brothers: Mrs. Arthur Rogers, Mrs. Ralph Grant, and Frank Miller, of Willard; Bert and Earl Miller of Valencia; Mrs. May Morehead, of Eskridge; George N. Miller, of Greeley, Colo.; also one half brother and three half-sisters, Ray Miller of Ohio; Mrs. Geraldine Smith, Kansas City; Mrs. Ray Franks, and Lena Miller of Seattle, Wash.; nine nieces and ten nephews; a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Federated Church at Dover, Saturday afternoon, May 6, in charge of Rev. Horton, of Rossville. There was a large attendance of former neighbors and friends. The pall bearers were Joe Parr, Tom Scott, Cary Crow, Ralph Moyer, Charles Holtrick, Earl Jackson. Music consisted of two duets by Mrs. Mary Winters and Ray Firestone, and a solo by Tom Scott, all accompanied by Mrs. Mona Winters at the piano. Interment was made in the Dover cemetery. A legion rifle squad from Rossville, including Joe Navarre, S. B. Stumbaugh, Ernest Tschantz, Tom Dean, Ernest Swearingen, and Clyde Strimple, fired a salute at the grave, and Marvin Davis sounded taps. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Vorhies were down from Delia, last Friday to attend the funeral of her cousin, John Miller held at the Dover Federated church. CARD OF THANKS – We desire to express our deep gratitude to all those who shared so sympathetically and helpfully in the burden of the long illness and death of our husband and father; especially to the Legion boys for their timely assistance; also for floral offerings and the comfort of music. Mrs. Blanche Miller and Billy.