OBIT: "Dolly" MILLER, 1932, Somerfield, Somerset County, PA 

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"DOLLY" MILLER

Tragic Fate of Somerfield Child

Little Girl Instantly Killed by Running in Front of an Automobile

  "Dolly" Miller, eight-year-old daughter of Mrs. Richard Miller, and 
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Lancaster, was instantly killed near her home 
on the National Highway at Somerfield, about 9 a.m., Monday, August 29th, when 
she ran in front of a Chrysler coupe driven by Dory L. Largent of Benwood, W.Va.  
Mr. Largent was headed west towards his home, and was dropping down to the foot 
of Somerfield hill, when the child, who had been standing on the south side of 
the highway, darted across the roadway directly in front of the car.  The car 
struck the child, throwing her for about 20 feet in front of the car.  A 
fractured skull and a broken neck resulted in instant death.
  Surviving the child is her mother, one brother, Richard Miller, Jr., and one 
sister, Evelyn Miller.  The father was killed in a mine accident in Fayette 
County about five years ago. 
  Funeral services were held at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Lancaster, on Wednesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. H. F. Pollock of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church.
  Coroner Emily B. Fluck of Somerset held an inquest on Monday afternoon, and 
the verdict rendered completely exonerated the driver, on the ground that the 
accident was entirely unavoidable on his part.

Meyersdale Republican, September 1, 1932