Melville Truman Miller
Born: May 26, 1861, Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: January 8, 1949, Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 52, plot 3
Lot Owner: M. T. Miller, purchased from J.L. Simms
Married: Olive Mae Johnson on February 1, 1893 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Children: Theona Mae Hague, Bertha Wilson and Donald T.
Parents: George Washington and Emily (Helphrey) Miller
Olive Mae (Johnson) Miller
Born: July 26,1868, Lucas, Co., Iowa
Died: January 9, 1949, Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 52, plot 5
Lot Owner: M. T. Miller, purchased from J.L. Simms
Married: Melvin T. Miller on February 1, 1893 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Children: Theona Mae Hague, Bertha Wilson and Donald T.
Parents: Thomas and Mary (Carnaby) Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Melville Miller Succumb within 36 hours of each other.
Mrs. Olive Mae Miller, 80, of the Metz area southwest of Newton died at 7:10 o'clock Sunday night at Skiff Memorial hospital in Newton. Her husband, Melville Truman Miller, a Metz retired farmer had died at 8:18 o'clock Saturday morning in the hospital. Both deaths were due to the infirmities of old age.
Double funeral services will be held at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Lutheran church in Newton. Rev. Fred D. Boldt will officiate. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Miller would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary Feb. 1. They were married in 1893 in Des Moines and had spend their entire married life near Metz.
Mr. Miller was well known in Jasper county. In addition to farming, he had operated a creamery, grain elevator and store in Metz and had been a livestock buyer. He had also mined copper in Mexico and had been employed by the state of Washington for a time before his marriage. He was a member of the Daily News Three Quarters Century club.
The son of George W. and Emily Helphrey Miller, Mr. Miller was born May 26, 1861, in Sherman township. He attended the Jasper county schools, went to business college in Burlington and attended Hazel Dell Academy in Newton.
Mrs. Miller was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Carnaby Johnson. She was born July 26, 1868 in Lucas county. She had received her education in the Jasper county schools.
The Millers are survived by two daughters, Bertha, at home, and Mrs. A. G. Hauge of Route 4, Newton, and one grandson, Claude Hauge of Route 4, Newton.
Mr. Miller is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Clara Brock of Newton and Mrs. Elmer Emmack of Metz, and a brother, Clarence I. Miller of Metz, while Mrs. Miller is also survived by a sister, Mrs. C. C. Bruce of Route 4, Newton. Mrs. Miller's brother, William A. Johnson, and a son, Donald, preceded her in death. Newton Daily News, January 10, 1949
Donald Miller
Born: January 30, 1907, Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: August 30, 1933, Woodward, Dallas Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 52, plot 6
Lot Owner: M.T. Miller, purchased from J.L. Simms
Parents: Melville and Olive (Johnson) Miller
Donald T. Miller, Former Metz Boy,
Dies Early Today
Metz, Aug 30 - Special to the Daily News - Donald T. Miller, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. MT Miller died this morning at Woodward, Ia. where he has been a patient in a sanitarium for a number of years.
He died at 4:00 o'clock this morning from pneumonia. His parents and sister, Bertha, had been with him since last Friday, having received word of his illness on Thursday.
Mr. Miller, an invalid most of his life, was born at Metz. Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Bertha of Metz and Mrs. Theona Hauge of Phoenix, Ariz.
Definite funeral arrangements have not been made but the body will be brought to Newton and the services will probably be held Friday afternoon. ~ The Daily News, August 30, 1933.
