Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Miller, Joseph 1928
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The Ionia County News, Thursday, May 10, 1928


Funeral services for Joseph Miller, 54, of Portland township, who died Monday 
morning as a result of injuries he suffered when he was struck by an auto 
Sunday night, near Portland, were held Wednesday morning from St. Patrick’s 
Catholic church at Portland.

Mr. Miller was leading a horse along the highway north of Portland when he was 
struck by a car driven by Leon Pung, also of Portland township.  The injured 
man was taken to the office of Dr. R. W. Alton, at Portland, where examination 
revealed injuries to the head and a fractured leg.

His injuries were dressed at the doctor’s office and it was thought he would 
recover but he soon showed signs of lapsing into unconsciousness and was 
rushed to the community hospital at Ionia.  A vain fight to overcome the 
effects of the injuries to his skull was waged during the night but he died 
early Monday morning.

Deputy Sheriff W. C. Sprague, who had been called to the scene of the 
accident, conducted an investigation and took a statement from Pung who 
claimed Mr. Miller was leading the horses along the wrong side of the road.  
He says that, upon seeing the man he swerved to the left to avoid hitting him 
but that Mr. Miller dodged to that side of the road at the same moment making 
the accident unavoidable.  He was not held in connection with the accident.

Mr. Miller is survived by a wife and two children.


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