Warner, Anna Lute 1861-1928

WARNER, MILLER

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Date: 1/20/2012 at 10:58:15

Death Takes Mrs. G. H. Warner

Prominent U. P. Church Worker and early Member; Lived Here Over Half Century

After an illness that covered most of the past year, Mrs. George H. Warner passed away at her home, 600 East 4th St. North this morning at a quarter before eight o’clock. For many months the family knew that her recovery was an impossibility but the end came very suddenly, her giving up its unequal fight against an incurable affliction.

Early last fall Mrs. Warner in company with her daughter and husband went to Newton, Kansas, where she could enjoy special medical attention under the supervision of her brother, the Dr. Max Miller. In October she submitted to an operation which it was thought would restore her health. She did experience some improvement and together with her family returned to Newton, Kansas, where it was expected that some x-ray treatments might stay the progress of the same trouble for which she had been operated some months previous. It was soon discovered, however, that the x-ray treatments would be of no avail as other complications had set in. Consequently, the family returned to Newton one week ago last evening. Here among neighbors and friends and with the loving care of her daughter and husband it was hoped that her life might be prolonged for many months.

The death of Mrs. Warner marks the passing beyond of the third member of the well known Joseph Miller family who were numbered among the pioneers of this county. The brother, John Miller, died in Grinnell in August, 1926, and a sister, Mary, passed away in Newton in August, 1927.

Born In Illinois

Anna Lute Miller was born January 25, 1861 in Warren County, near Monmouth, Ill. She was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Miller. The original home of the Miller family was Guernsey County, Ohio, near Cambridge. They moved to Monmouth, Ill., in 1854 and in 1868 the family moved to Jasper County, Iowa, settling on a farm about four miles east of Newton. Here the mother died in 1879 and the father, Joseph Miller, in 1895. Eight children were born in the Miller family, two having died in infancy and six growing to manhood and womanhood. A sister, Miss Retta Miller, died some twenty-one years ago. A sister, Miss Lillian and brother, Dr. Max Miller of Newton, Kansas, survive the deceased. The sister, Miss Lillian, was called to Newton a few days ago and arrived last evening just a few hours before Mrs. Warner’s death.

The deceased was united in marriage to George H. Warner, April 18, 1888. For some years they lived on a farm eight miles north of Newton in the old Warner neighborhood, later they moved to a farm five miles southeast of Baxter and then to the old Miller homestead just east of Newton. The family moved to Newton in 1898 where Mr. Warner has since been engaged in the real estate business. The husband and the daughter, Mrs. Blanche Christensen, survive. Another daughter, Edith Mae, passed away in 1895 at the age of four years. The husband and daughter have watched anxiously during the last six months hoping to note some improvement in the health of the beloved member of their family. They exhausted every means for medical attention and expert nursing in their effort t to stay the hand of death.

Was Pioneer School Teacher

Mrs. Warner will be remembered by the older people in this community as having been one of the early successful school teachers in this county. Among the well known country districts where she taught are the Reichelt school, the Warner school, the Rushville school and the Moore school. It was while teaching the Warner school that the romance which later culminated in her marriage to Mr. Warner sprang up. One of the extremely happy occasions of Mrs. Warner’s final illness transpired last April 18th at Newton, Kansas when she and her husband celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Although she was extremely ill, she and her husband, her brother, her sister and her daughter all enjoyed a day of reminiscences and the many flowers and words of greeting which she received that day constituted a very happy memory for her during the subsequent weeks.

Mrs. Warner was a devout Christian woman, being a member of the Newton United Presbyterian Church. While she was not a charter member of the organization she placed her name on the roll shortly after its birth. She was always faithful and eager to take part in every church activity. She was especially active in the Woman’s Missionary Society and took particular satisfaction in her Sabbath School class made up of girls between the ages of ten and fifteen years. One of the honors that came to her in later life was an honorary membership in the Fort nightly Circle (the younger women of the church) and all during her illness she received many remembrances in the form of letters, post cards, and flowers from the member of this organization.

Funeral Monday

Mrs. Warner came from rugged pioneer stock. Her father and mother and brothers and sisters were all deeply religious people. They were the kind of people that built churches and supported them with their money, with their affection and with their personal work. Mrs. Warner will be greatly missed in the local United Presbyterian Church where she has always been depended upon in every activity of the organization. The sympathy of the entire community will be extended to her sorrowing husband, her daughter, her sister and her brother who have been left to mourn.

Funeral services will be held next Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the local United Presbyterian Church. Burial will be made in the Wittemberg Cemetery. The casket will be open at the Warner home, 600 East 4th St. North, Sabbath afternoon from three to five o’clock for all friends of the family who wish to call. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, Sat 2 June 1928