OBIT: Julia Ann McMILLEN, 1916, New Centerville, Somerset County, PA

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McMillen, Julia Ann

  On Wednesday July 12th at New Centerville, this county, Mrs. Julia Ann 
McMillen went to her rest at the ripe age of 84 years, 2 months and 3 days. 
While she had been suffering from infirmities of old age yet she had been fairly 
well up to the end of her life. On Sunday the 9th she had been at church. On 
Tuesday she complained of unusual troubles and the following day life fled. Mrs. 
McMillen was a daughter of Joseph Miller and was born at Berlin. When she was 
eight years of age her father located with his family at New Centerville. When 
in her eighteenth year, Julia Ann was married to Reuben McMillen a young 
saddler, of this place. They began and ended their married life in the same 
home. Four children were born to them, Wallace, Albert, Russell and Elizabeth. 
The sons live in Nebraska, though Russell moved to the state of Utah a few years 
ago and Wallace lately died. The daughter has lived with the parents until now. 
Albert and Wallace's widow, who had been a Boucher from this county, together 
with her two daughters, Maud and Laura, attended the grandmother's funeral last 
Saturday. Dr. Speicher formerly of Salisbury but now of California and wife and 
two daughters being east on a visit, were also present, his wife having been a 
McMillen. One brother, Aaron J. Miller of Milford Township, and one sister, Mrs. 
Ellen Wagner, of Centerville the widow of the late J. Shockey Wagner are now the 
only surviving members of the Miller family. Mrs. McMillen was buried last 
Saturday Rev. Dr. Truxal of this place, who had been a former pastor of the 
family, officiating, the present pastor, Rev. McMillen of Rockwood being from 
home on a vacation. Mrs. McMillen was a most excellent lady, a lifelong and 
faithful member of the Reformed Church at New Centerville.

Meyersdale Commercial, July 20, 1916