Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Millard, Gurdon H. 1927
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Belding Banner-News, 29 Sep 1927, page 1

Taps Sounded for Veteran of Civil War

Picked Out Casket for His Body and Funeral Some Years Ago.

Another break was made in the thinning ranks of blue, when on Wednesday of last
week, Dr. Gurdon H. Millard, veteran dentist of this city, was gathered in by
the grim reaper and answered the last summons, following a period of several
weeks sickness at the Soldiers’ Home hospital in Grand Rapids.

Dr. Millard was a long time resident of this city, where he was one of the first
to practice dentistry, which profession he followed for many years and until a
few weeks ago when advancing age, with its accompanying infirmities caused him
to close his office and retire.  Dr. Millard had occupied rooms in the Vincent
block for many years, close to his dental office and his retiring from his
practice was due to an affliction which struck him and left him helpless for a
time.  He was found as he was stricken and was taken to the home of his wife, on
W. Washington street, where he was nursed back to fairly good health and enjoyed
several years of life before he was stricken by his last illness.

Some months ago Mrs. Millard passed away and about that time the aged dentist,
realizing that at best his time on earth was not to be for long, made
arrangements with Bruce Fales, local undertaker, for his funeral.  He had every
detail planned and gave instructions to Mr. Fales as to several things which he
wished to be done.  He selected, with great care the casket which was to receive
his body and had it stored away for future use in the Fales establishment, after
which he returned to the Soldiers’ Home to patiently await for the lowering of
the curtain of life, so far as he was concerned.

Dr. Millard was 88 years of age at the time of his death and although for the
past two years he has not been in this city a great deal, he made monthly visits
here and never tired of getting down town and mixing with “the boys” as he
termed every person he had grown to know during his long residence here.  He was
a veteran of the Civil war, having served through the greater part of the
conflict between the north and south.

Funeral services were held from the residence of his son, Fred Millard, of W.
Washington street, Friday afternoon at two o’clock, with burial by the side of
his wife, in River Ridge cemetery, Rev. H. E. Ellis, pastor of the
Congregational church, officiating.

Surviving are the two sons, Fred Millard, of this city, and Frank Millard, of
New Haven, Connecticut.

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Belding Banner-News, 29 Sep 1927, page 5

Gurdon H. Millard was born in Detroit February 2, 1839 at the age of 8 years
with his parents moved to Clarkston, Oakland county, and there resided until the
Civil war in August of 61, enlisted in the 5th Michigan Infantry, was honorably
discharged for disability in August of 62.  In the year of 63 was married to
Elizabeth Lowrie, from which union three children were born, one dying in
infancy; two sons surviving, Frank Millard, residing in New Haven, Connecticut
and Fred Millard, of Belding.  In the year of 1868 he graduated from the
profession of dentistry and in the year of 1886 moved to Belding at which place
he continued his practice of dentistry until 1923 when he retired.  The past
three years have been spent living at the Soldiers’ home where he died September
21, 1927.


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