Wilcox County AlArchives Obituaries.....Joseph N. Miller July 31 1907
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Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, August 1, 1907
IN LIFE'S BLOOM
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Death Angel Claims Young Joseph Miller.
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   The death of Joseph N. Miller, Jr., son of Hon. Joseph N. Miller, which 
occurred at seven o'clock yesterday (Wednesday) morning, was shocking in its 
unexpectedness and attended by circumstances so pathetic as to make it 
unusually sad. To the family circle it came as such a shock as to almost 
prostrate the bereaved parents, while relatives and friends are affected with a 
deep sorrow for the passing of a gentle and noble spirit.
  He had just returned a few days ago from a trip to the Jamestown Exposition, 
where he delivered an address on the occasion of "American Boy Day" and 
acquitted himself in a manner most creditably, and to the pride and admiration 
of his relatives and friends. On his return last week he was stricken with a 
fever, which was diagnosed by his physicians as typhus. He grew rapidly worse 
and his young life with all its brilliant prospects for noble endeavor was 
abruptly ended, and he sank into his final sleep.
  The deceased was in his eighteenth year, and a finer specimen of physical 
manhood would have been hard to find. Of a modest and unassuming nature, a 
bright mind, and kind in disposition, his life was full of promise. At school 
he always stood high up in his classes, and was a favorite with both teachers 
and classmates. In the home circle he was greatly loved and the pride of his 
parents.
  The sympathy of a large circle of friends go out to the sorrow stricken 
family.


Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, September 19, 1907
An Appropriate Memorial.
  Mr. Joseph N. Miller, Jr. of Camden, Ala., expected to enter Erskine College 
this fall. It will be recalled by the readers of the Presbyterian that after a 
few days illness he died of fever July 31. He had received an inheritance of 
one hundred dollars and his father proposes to give the amount to Erskine 
College, the money to be invested in books the collection to be marked and 
known as the "Joseph N. Miller, Jr., Memorial." Dr. F. Y. Pressly has been 
charged with the duty of selecting the books.
  This will be a worthy memorial of a noble young man who made a fine 
impression on many who met him last November at the meeting of Synod.
- Due West (S. C.) A. R. Presbyterian.

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