"Mrs. J.A.B. Miller Funeral Saturday - Funeral services for Mrs. J.A.B. Miller, 94, prominent pioneer ranch woman, church and civic leader, were held Saturday, March 1, at 4:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church here, with burial in Coleman City Cemetery.
"Church pastor, Rev. Charles Hendricks, officiated at the service which was directed by Stevens Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller died February 27, at 9:00p.m. at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for some time.
"Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morris, pioneer Coleman County Ranch family, Mrs. Miller was born July 16, 1874 near Hochheim, Texas. She attended school in that community until the family moved to Coleman County in 1888, when she was 14 years old.
"Mrs. Miller attended school on the site of the present South Ward School. This bring the first graded school she had ever attended, the teachers put her in the eighth grade. After finishing school in Coleman she attended Baylor Female College in Belton, now Mary Hardin Baylor. At the end of four years she received a diploma, as in that time they conferred no degrees.
"On October 22, 1899 Mattie B. Morris was married to John Andrew Bedford Miller, a rising young attorney. To this union eight children were born, five of whom are still living. Mr. Miller died in 1914 and Mrs. Miller assumed full responsibility of rearing the family and taking care of all the family business.
"Although she was busy with her family and their 25,000 acre ranch, Mrs. Miller found time for many church and civic duties. She helped organize the City Library back in 1909, helped raise funds to build the building and finally just took it upon herself to run the library. This she did for almost 50 years, giving up only when health forced her retirement. Mrs. Miller's long and faithful service at the library was recognized time and time again in area and state publications.
"Mrs. Miller took an active role in her church. She served as organist, choir member, president of the women's work for 12 years and taught a Sunday School class for 29 years. She also held several important offices in the Pythian Sisters, a woman's organization of the Knights of Pythias.
"During World War I Mrs. Miller was head of the Red Cross sewing room in Coleman and inspector for the county. In the early twenties Mrs. Miller was a charter member of the first Coleman Cemetery Association, an organization formed to see that the cemetery was cared for. After a good many years the organization ceased to function, but Mrs. Miller kept right on going, determined that the cemetery would not return to its former unkept condition. A few years later the City decided to assume care of the cemetery, and Mrs. Miller was appointed chairman of the Cemetery Board.
"She probably didn't have the time, but in 1933 Mrs. Miller took on another job, which lasted for 30 years. She was named chairman of the March of Dimes for the national polio foundation and served until 1963. Most of the years she had the job all alone.
"On March 5, 1960 Mrs. Miller was named "Outstanding Woman of the Year" by the Coleman Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet. When her services were cited, prior to the award presentation, there was no question as to who the recipient would be, for no other could match the many years of outstanding service in so many fields. Mrs. Miller also found time to serve 12 years on the Coleman School Board, but of course for her that was just a short time.
"Survivors include two daughters; Mrs. Frank Rogers and Miss Doris Miller, both of Coleman; three sons, J.P (Jake) Miller and Claude Miller, both of Coleman, and Morris Miller of Albany; a sister, Mrs. E. I. Knox of Burkett; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
"Pallbearers were Leon Allen, J. P. Miller, Jr., Morris Miller, Jr., Charles Taylor, Ed Graves, Phil Devaney, James Hargett, Zeno Hemphill, Eldon Knox, W. I. Nowlin and Dale Greaves."
(Coleman Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, March . Used with permission.)
"Church pastor, Rev. Charles Hendricks, officiated at the service which was directed by Stevens Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller died February 27, at 9:00p.m. at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for some time.
"Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morris, pioneer Coleman County Ranch family, Mrs. Miller was born July 16, 1874 near Hochheim, Texas. She attended school in that community until the family moved to Coleman County in 1888, when she was 14 years old.
"Mrs. Miller attended school on the site of the present South Ward School. This bring the first graded school she had ever attended, the teachers put her in the eighth grade. After finishing school in Coleman she attended Baylor Female College in Belton, now Mary Hardin Baylor. At the end of four years she received a diploma, as in that time they conferred no degrees.
"On October 22, 1899 Mattie B. Morris was married to John Andrew Bedford Miller, a rising young attorney. To this union eight children were born, five of whom are still living. Mr. Miller died in 1914 and Mrs. Miller assumed full responsibility of rearing the family and taking care of all the family business.
"Although she was busy with her family and their 25,000 acre ranch, Mrs. Miller found time for many church and civic duties. She helped organize the City Library back in 1909, helped raise funds to build the building and finally just took it upon herself to run the library. This she did for almost 50 years, giving up only when health forced her retirement. Mrs. Miller's long and faithful service at the library was recognized time and time again in area and state publications.
"Mrs. Miller took an active role in her church. She served as organist, choir member, president of the women's work for 12 years and taught a Sunday School class for 29 years. She also held several important offices in the Pythian Sisters, a woman's organization of the Knights of Pythias.
"During World War I Mrs. Miller was head of the Red Cross sewing room in Coleman and inspector for the county. In the early twenties Mrs. Miller was a charter member of the first Coleman Cemetery Association, an organization formed to see that the cemetery was cared for. After a good many years the organization ceased to function, but Mrs. Miller kept right on going, determined that the cemetery would not return to its former unkept condition. A few years later the City decided to assume care of the cemetery, and Mrs. Miller was appointed chairman of the Cemetery Board.
"She probably didn't have the time, but in 1933 Mrs. Miller took on another job, which lasted for 30 years. She was named chairman of the March of Dimes for the national polio foundation and served until 1963. Most of the years she had the job all alone.
"On March 5, 1960 Mrs. Miller was named "Outstanding Woman of the Year" by the Coleman Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet. When her services were cited, prior to the award presentation, there was no question as to who the recipient would be, for no other could match the many years of outstanding service in so many fields. Mrs. Miller also found time to serve 12 years on the Coleman School Board, but of course for her that was just a short time.
"Survivors include two daughters; Mrs. Frank Rogers and Miss Doris Miller, both of Coleman; three sons, J.P (Jake) Miller and Claude Miller, both of Coleman, and Morris Miller of Albany; a sister, Mrs. E. I. Knox of Burkett; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
"Pallbearers were Leon Allen, J. P. Miller, Jr., Morris Miller, Jr., Charles Taylor, Ed Graves, Phil Devaney, James Hargett, Zeno Hemphill, Eldon Knox, W. I. Nowlin and Dale Greaves."
(Coleman Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, March . Used with permission.)
"Mrs. J.A.B. Miller Funeral Saturday - Funeral services for Mrs. J.A.B. Miller, 94, prominent pioneer ranch woman, church and civic leader, were held Saturday, March 1, at 4:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church here, with burial in Coleman City Cemetery.
"Church pastor, Rev. Charles Hendricks, officiated at the service which was directed by Stevens Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller died February 27, at 9:00p.m. at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for some time.
"Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morris, pioneer Coleman County Ranch family, Mrs. Miller was born July 16, 1874 near Hochheim, Texas. She attended school in that community until the family moved to Coleman County in 1888, when she was 14 years old.
"Mrs. Miller attended school on the site of the present South Ward School. This bring the first graded school she had ever attended, the teachers put her in the eighth grade. After finishing school in Coleman she attended Baylor Female College in Belton, now Mary Hardin Baylor. At the end of four years she received a diploma, as in that time they conferred no degrees.
"On October 22, 1899 Mattie B. Morris was married to John Andrew Bedford Miller, a rising young attorney. To this union eight children were born, five of whom are still living. Mr. Miller died in 1914 and Mrs. Miller assumed full responsibility of rearing the family and taking care of all the family business.
"Although she was busy with her family and their 25,000 acre ranch, Mrs. Miller found time for many church and civic duties. She helped organize the City Library back in 1909, helped raise funds to build the building and finally just took it upon herself to run the library. This she did for almost 50 years, giving up only when health forced her retirement. Mrs. Miller's long and faithful service at the library was recognized time and time again in area and state publications.
"Mrs. Miller took an active role in her church. She served as organist, choir member, president of the women's work for 12 years and taught a Sunday School class for 29 years. She also held several important offices in the Pythian Sisters, a woman's organization of the Knights of Pythias.
"During World War I Mrs. Miller was head of the Red Cross sewing room in Coleman and inspector for the county. In the early twenties Mrs. Miller was a charter member of the first Coleman Cemetery Association, an organization formed to see that the cemetery was cared for. After a good many years the organization ceased to function, but Mrs. Miller kept right on going, determined that the cemetery would not return to its former unkept condition. A few years later the City decided to assume care of the cemetery, and Mrs. Miller was appointed chairman of the Cemetery Board.
"She probably didn't have the time, but in 1933 Mrs. Miller took on another job, which lasted for 30 years. She was named chairman of the March of Dimes for the national polio foundation and served until 1963. Most of the years she had the job all alone.
"On March 5, 1960 Mrs. Miller was named "Outstanding Woman of the Year" by the Coleman Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet. When her services were cited, prior to the award presentation, there was no question as to who the recipient would be, for no other could match the many years of outstanding service in so many fields. Mrs. Miller also found time to serve 12 years on the Coleman School Board, but of course for her that was just a short time.
"Survivors include two daughters; Mrs. Frank Rogers and Miss Doris Miller, both of Coleman; three sons, J.P (Jake) Miller and Claude Miller, both of Coleman, and Morris Miller of Albany; a sister, Mrs. E. I. Knox of Burkett; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
"Pallbearers were Leon Allen, J. P. Miller, Jr., Morris Miller, Jr., Charles Taylor, Ed Graves, Phil Devaney, James Hargett, Zeno Hemphill, Eldon Knox, W. I. Nowlin and Dale Greaves."
(Coleman Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, March . Used with permission.)
"Church pastor, Rev. Charles Hendricks, officiated at the service which was directed by Stevens Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller died February 27, at 9:00p.m. at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for some time.
"Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morris, pioneer Coleman County Ranch family, Mrs. Miller was born July 16, 1874 near Hochheim, Texas. She attended school in that community until the family moved to Coleman County in 1888, when she was 14 years old.
"Mrs. Miller attended school on the site of the present South Ward School. This bring the first graded school she had ever attended, the teachers put her in the eighth grade. After finishing school in Coleman she attended Baylor Female College in Belton, now Mary Hardin Baylor. At the end of four years she received a diploma, as in that time they conferred no degrees.
"On October 22, 1899 Mattie B. Morris was married to John Andrew Bedford Miller, a rising young attorney. To this union eight children were born, five of whom are still living. Mr. Miller died in 1914 and Mrs. Miller assumed full responsibility of rearing the family and taking care of all the family business.
"Although she was busy with her family and their 25,000 acre ranch, Mrs. Miller found time for many church and civic duties. She helped organize the City Library back in 1909, helped raise funds to build the building and finally just took it upon herself to run the library. This she did for almost 50 years, giving up only when health forced her retirement. Mrs. Miller's long and faithful service at the library was recognized time and time again in area and state publications.
"Mrs. Miller took an active role in her church. She served as organist, choir member, president of the women's work for 12 years and taught a Sunday School class for 29 years. She also held several important offices in the Pythian Sisters, a woman's organization of the Knights of Pythias.
"During World War I Mrs. Miller was head of the Red Cross sewing room in Coleman and inspector for the county. In the early twenties Mrs. Miller was a charter member of the first Coleman Cemetery Association, an organization formed to see that the cemetery was cared for. After a good many years the organization ceased to function, but Mrs. Miller kept right on going, determined that the cemetery would not return to its former unkept condition. A few years later the City decided to assume care of the cemetery, and Mrs. Miller was appointed chairman of the Cemetery Board.
"She probably didn't have the time, but in 1933 Mrs. Miller took on another job, which lasted for 30 years. She was named chairman of the March of Dimes for the national polio foundation and served until 1963. Most of the years she had the job all alone.
"On March 5, 1960 Mrs. Miller was named "Outstanding Woman of the Year" by the Coleman Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet. When her services were cited, prior to the award presentation, there was no question as to who the recipient would be, for no other could match the many years of outstanding service in so many fields. Mrs. Miller also found time to serve 12 years on the Coleman School Board, but of course for her that was just a short time.
"Survivors include two daughters; Mrs. Frank Rogers and Miss Doris Miller, both of Coleman; three sons, J.P (Jake) Miller and Claude Miller, both of Coleman, and Morris Miller of Albany; a sister, Mrs. E. I. Knox of Burkett; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
"Pallbearers were Leon Allen, J. P. Miller, Jr., Morris Miller, Jr., Charles Taylor, Ed Graves, Phil Devaney, James Hargett, Zeno Hemphill, Eldon Knox, W. I. Nowlin and Dale Greaves."
(Coleman Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, March . Used with permission.)
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