Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Submitted by Billie Bournias

[Arminda Millicent (Shockley) Miller
12/09/1838 - 08/24/1899
Born: Hall Co., GA
Daughter of Q.V. Shockley & Penelope A. (Tate) Shockley]



Fairfield Recorder - Aug. 25, 1899 

Mrs. A. M. Miller, who has been in rather feeble health for a year or more, was taken very
seriously ill Wednesday evening, and as we go to press, we are sorry to state she is in 
very critical condition and not expected to recover.

LATER - We learn on going to press, that Mrs. Miller has just died.

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Fairfield Recorder - Sept. 1, 1899 

DEATH OF MRS. A. M. MILLER

  The Reaper, Death, who is busy all seasons of the year with his sickle, 
cutting down young and old alike, removed last week an old and well known 
resident of our town, Mrs. Armenda Miller, wife of Mr. A. M. Miller, one of the
oldest citizens of Fairfield, who came to the country, back in the '50s before
the Civil War.  She had been ill a long time, but became suddenly worse on 
Thursday of last week, and died about 10 o'clock that night, August 24th.
  The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. Q. V. Shockley, who died here a
few years ago, one of our most respected old citizens.  She was born in Hall
county, Georgia in 1839, and moved with her parents to Arkansas, where, at
Arkadelphia, in October 1863, she was married to Mr. Miller, who was then in
the Confederate service.  The war being over, in May 1865, she came to 
Fairfield, and has resided here ever since.
  Mrs. Miller had been in bad health for a long time, so much so, that for 
eight or ten years she remained at home, practically unable to go out.  Her 
death was due to a general breaking down of vital powers superinduced by the
excessive heat of the season.  Coming when it did, after disease had made her
an invalid for many years, death was only a release from weary months of more
or less suffering, and the open gateway to the joys of that better world where
the soul of the good wife and mother has gone, to await the coming of loved ones
left behind.  
  The deceased was a member of the Methodist church, and had been for many 
years.  She leaves behind to mourn her loss a husband and three children, all 
of whom are grown, besides a brother living here and two sisters in Navarro
County.  Her children all reside here, they being Messrs. W. H. and J. D. 
Miller, and Mrs. R. M. Edwards.  Her remains were laid to rest about 6 o'clock
last Friday evening in the Fairfield cemetery.  Rev. J. W. Holt, pastor of the
Methodist church, officiating, assisted by Rev. E. J. Brown.  A goodly number
of people attended the funeral and mingled their sorrow with that of the 
bereaved family, in grief at the first death that had come to break the family
circle.  The Recorder joins many friends of the family in the dark hour of
their bereavement.