Grady County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mills, Simeon C. January 1906
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Cairo Messenger, January 19, 1906
Fatal Accident Near Whigham
Whigham, Ga., Jan. 15 -- A very sad accident with fatal results, occurred near 
here about 11 o'clock Saturday morning.  

Mr. Sim Mills, who lives several miles south of the city, was putting up a wire 
fence.  He and another man were stretching a strand of wire when the beam to 
which the wire was fastened gave way, the beam striking Mr. Mills a terrific 
blow on the side of the head.

The wounded man was rendered unconscious by the blow and lingered until 
Saturday night, when he died.

The deceased was a son of Mr. Tom Mills, and until recently was a conductor on 
the Coast Line Railroad.
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In Memory Simeon C. Mills

Again has the Supreme Architect of the universe manifested His matchless power 
and taken from earth on swiftest wings of time, our beloved brother, Simeon C. 
Mills.  The tyler who guards the outer door was not able to guard from our 
Brother his last enemy, death.  Our exalted ruler did not send him a ten days' 
summons but demanded his immediate presence in that undiscovered, borne from 
whence no traveler returns.

The very suddenness of this call sends sadness and gloom not only among the 
craft but to all his many friends and loved ones.

Bro. Mills had been a faithful member of our Lodge for about ten years and 
while his duties as a railroad conductor did not admit of his regular 
attendance at our communications, yet he ever showed a willingness to obey its 
laws and extend the mantel of fraternal charity to all of whom he found 
deserving his help.  No departed Brother has ever cast a more sorrowful glood 
over our brethren than the sudden departure of this young craftsman.

Therefore, Be it Resolved;
1st -- That we, though sorrowful and sad, bow in humble submission to the 
infinite wisdom of our all-wise Father knowing that He doeth all things well.
2nd -- That we extend a hand and heart of sympathy to his loved ones and say to 
them weep not for Sim, he has just crossed over the river and is resting under 
the shade of a tree.
3rd -- That in his death there is left a vacant chair in our Hall, and in token 
of that, in our record we leave a page dedicated to his loving memory.
Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon our 
minutes a copy presented by the secretary to the afflicted family, and that a 
copy be furnished the Bainbridge Search Light, Grady County Times and Cairo 
Messenger. 
Respectfully submitted,
J. M. Robison,
J. E. Cobb,
M. M. McCord, Committee
Whigham Lodge No. 356 F. & A. M., Whigham, Ga., January 17, 1906  




	

Additional Comments:
Simeon C. Mills is buried at Old Morris Hill Cemetery, Decatur County, GA. Date 
of death - January 13, 1906 

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