The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., June 13, 1957, page 1

SIDNEY M. MILLER LOSES HEART FIGHT

     Services were held at 2 p.m. last Monday, June 10, for Sidney Mitchel Miller, 63, lifelong resident of this community. The Rev. Carl O. Wilde of Bingen officiated at the White Salmon Methodist church.
     Stanley Boyer sang an old gospel hymn, "A Life Railway to Heaven" and "Shadows". American Legion pall bearers were Harry Talbert, Roy Anthon, Jim Muir, John Pearce, Harold Larsen and John Childs. Burial was in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
     Sidney Miller was born Dec. 8, 1893 on Burdoin Heights and was married July 29, 1923 at The Dalles to Norma Thompson. He belonged to the Masonic lodge and American Legion.
     The deceased served in the U.S. Army during W.W. I from Sept. 19, 1917 to Feb. 7, 1919; and was with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe from June 14, 1989 to Jan. 15, 1919.
     Death came to Sid at Skyline hospital last Friday, June 7, after over a year's illness from heart disease. It is suggested that friends who wish to make memorial contributions send them to the Heart Fund in care of Mrs. Clarence Phillips of Goldendale.
     Mr. Miller is survived by his wife Norma; daughter Donna, Mrs. Bill Summerhill of Battleground; and a brother, William Wood Miller of Kelso.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., June 20, 1957, page 7

CARD OF THANKS

     We wish to express our appreciation for the sympathy, kindness and help we received from neighbors and friends and during our recent bereavement at the death of our beloved husband, father and brother, Sidney Miller. The many floral tributes were especially beautiful and we are sure the "Memorial Contributions to the Heart Fund" will be used for the good of all.

     Mrs. Sidney Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Summerhill, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Miller and family, and Mrs. Cecil Miller and family.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 20, 1957, page 1

SIDNEY MILLER PASSES AT SKYLINE

     Sidney Mitchel Miller passed away at Skyline Hospital June 7, 1957. He was born Dec. 8, 1893, to Alexander Richard Miller and Martha Ann Wood Miller on their homestead at Pine Flat near Law's Corner. The Millers were among the earliest settlers in this area, homesteading when Washington was a territory. Mr. Miller made his home all his life on the family homestead except for two brief periods.
     He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Army from Sept. 19, 1917 to Feb. 7, 1919. He served in France, in the 346th Field Artillery of the famed 91st Division. After discharge from the Army, Mr. Miller studied mechanical engineering in Seattle and at Washington State College in Pullman.
     On July 29, 1923 Sidney Mitchel Miller and Noma Elvira Thompson of Lyle, Wn., were united in marriage at The Dalles, Ore.
     They made their home in Hood River for the next three years, where Mr. Miller was employed at Bartol Motor Co. At the death of his father they returned to the family homestead and have lived there since that time.
     Mr. Miller was a Master Mason for forty years being a member of the White Salmon Lodge No. 163. He was a charter member of the Evan Childs Post of the American Legion. Also for many years he was a member and trustee of the Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church.
     Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his son Richard William Miller in 1946. He is survived by his wife, Noma Thomson Miller and one daughter Donna Summerhill of Battleground, one brother William Wood Miller of Kelso, Wn. and a host of other relatives and friends.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 20, 1957, page 3

CARD OF THANKS

     We wish to express our appreciation for the sympathy, kindness and help we received from neighbors and friends and during our recent bereavement at the death of our beloved husband, father and brother, Sidney Miller. The many floral tributes were especially beautiful and we are sure the memorial contributions to the Heart Fund will be used for the good of all.

     Signed: Mrs. Sidney Miller; Mr. and Mrs. William Summerhill; Mr. and Mrs. William W. Miller and family; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Miller and family; and Mrs. Cecil Miller and family.

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