MILLER, Edith
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
3-11-1958
VEEDERSBURG — Miss Edith Miller, 79, retired Veedersburg school teacher, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Lakeview Hospital at Danville, Ill., where she was taken Monday after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage last Thursday. She had been a primary teacher 50 years, 48 of them in this community. Miss Miller also taught a year at Lafayette and a year at Stone Bluff. She retired in 1949, having taught three generations in several families. Born here Sept. 8, 1878, she was a daughter of Frank and Lucinda Hale Miller. She was an 1896 graduate of Veedersburg High School and attended Indiana State Normal, Valparaiso University and Blaker's Teachers College at Indianapolis. Miss Miller was the first local teacher to retire under the Indiana teachers retirement system. She was a member of the local First Christian Church since a girl of 16. At the time of her death she had been a member of this church longer than any other. Miss Miller also was a member and served as Worthy Matron of Valetta Chapter of OES and was a past regent of the DAR in this community. She was active in such civic affairs as the American Red Cross and public library. Survivors include a brother, Hugh Miller, with whom she made her home, and a niece, Mrs. Mary Lou Mills of Veedersburg. The body is at the J. Fred Parham Funeral Home here. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. --typed by Walt W
VEEDERSBURG — Funeral services for Miss Edith Miller, whose death occurred at Lake View Hospital in Danville, Ill., following a stroke, were held Friday afternoon at the J. Fred Parham Funeral Home with Rev. George Mitchell, pastor of the Christian Church, officiating. Piano selections, favorites of the deceased, were Played by Mrs. Grace Marshall. Pallbearers were Robert Patton, Lloyd Ellis, William Goings, Forrest Mitchell, Arthur Boggs, Darrell Fisher, Cyrus Van Devanter ; and Kenneth Cade. Burial was in Rockfield Cemetery. Miss Miller was a teacher in the Veedersburg area for nearly 50 years prior to her retirement in 1949.