Show EARLY SETTLER ANSWERS TO HE GREAT mrs jurs caroline 31 C miller dies die at homo home of her in gainni gunnison W was is active church and community worker mrs caroline M C tiller miller one ot Rich fields earliest pioneers lied died last saturday at the home of her daughter mrs caroline M peterson ot of gunnison where she had gone on oil a visit two weeks ago she was taken ill shortly after her arrival and her illness increased until death released her the remains were brought here for or interment in the death of mrs miller richfield loses another of its earl early settlers she was born in east maria Dorn bornholm bolin denmark in she joined the mormon church in denmark in and left her native land for utah at that time the salling sailing vessel was the mode of traveling and the the method of locomotion on oil the amer american call pi aines when hen the company of emigrants with which she was traveling reached florence nebraska she was married to hans P miller and together this happy couple endured the slow mode of travel in their efforts to reach utah their land of promise and on the overland journey they walked they settled in mt it pleasant and in 1864 when the sevier valley was opened to settlement they came to richfield here they endured all the trials and sufferings of the pioneers and just as things began to take definite shape the indian depredations compelled the settlers to aban abandon doll th their air homes and flee north in 1871 the millers returned to richfield the black hawk treaty having been signed and peace declared from then on this good couple participated in all the church and community activities that tended to the up building of sevier valley in 1894 mr miller died and mrs tiller miller continued on in her church and community work she iwas avas a relief society teacher for years and engaged in every line of philanthropic work that fell to her lot lier berj birst arst home in richfield was a cellar and later she occupied an abode house with willow roof so that she endured all tile the tudes audes 0 of pioneer life and through it all she was cheerful optimistic and with abiding faith in her god and her people she tolled toiled in the fields she carded and spun wool wherewith to clothe her family but always found urne time jo to assist her friends and neighbor 1 acs ih fd healing the sick and comforting those who mourned twice she was honored by the daughters of the pioneers ali when n called to represent utah in celebrate in july 24 pioneer day she was wae the mother of eleven children and in addition was foster mother to two emigrant boys she is survived by these sons and daughters mr H P miller venice J clarence miller mrs lama M smith salt lake city mrs marie 1 M I johnson los angeles mrs caroline M peterson gunnison mrs martha M crosby flagstaff arizona mrs eleanora INT nelson richfield miss eudora miller late teacher in spring ville high school mrs miller has lived practically all her life in richfield since 1871 except for a period from 1908 to t 0 1918 when she was in salt lake city and during that time she was a f faithful worker in the temple she will be greatly missed d by her host of friends in richfield by whom she was almost worshipped wor shipped so great were her works of charity and philanthropy funeral services are being held in the second ward chapel this afternoon |