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John S “Smoker” Miller

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John S “Smoker” Miller

Birth
Arbuckle, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Death
21 Mar 1956 (aged 83)
New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, USA
Burial
New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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New Lexington, Ohio

James Miller Dies at New Lexington - James S. Miller, 83, a retired coal miner and former resident of New Straitsville, died at 6:45 a. m. Wednesday at the Perry County Home, New Lexington. He is survived by 2 sons, Francis of Shawnee and John of New Straitsville and 8 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at the Mills & Brown Funeral Home, New Straitsville with the Rev. Willard F. Noce officiating. Burial will be made in the New Straitsville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.

Source: Logan Daily News, Thursday, March 22, 1956

The obit mistakenly calls him James. Probably because old Doc James Miller filled out the death certificate. He never kept notes. Always in a hurry, put down his own name.

-- F. Raymond Miller, grandson
New Lexington, Ohio

James Miller Dies at New Lexington - James S. Miller, 83, a retired coal miner and former resident of New Straitsville, died at 6:45 a. m. Wednesday at the Perry County Home, New Lexington. He is survived by 2 sons, Francis of Shawnee and John of New Straitsville and 8 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at the Mills & Brown Funeral Home, New Straitsville with the Rev. Willard F. Noce officiating. Burial will be made in the New Straitsville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.

Source: Logan Daily News, Thursday, March 22, 1956

The obit mistakenly calls him James. Probably because old Doc James Miller filled out the death certificate. He never kept notes. Always in a hurry, put down his own name.

-- F. Raymond Miller, grandson

Gravesite Details

Grandpa Miller is buried near the top of the hill. There is no marker.



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  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80860176/john_s-miller: accessed ), memorial page for John S “Smoker” Miller (1 May 1872–21 Mar 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80860176, citing New Straitsville Joint Cemetery, New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by StoneScrivener (contributor 47636351).