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William Service Miller

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William Service Miller

Birth
Concho, Concho County, Texas, USA
Death
14 Jul 1945 (aged 64)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Add to Map
Plot
37-16-3-5
Memorial ID
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Arizona Death Certificate

William was married to Anna (Fairchild) Miller and his parents per AZ death certificate were Lewis & Minnie (Westerdam) Miller. Lewis came from Germany and Minnie was from South Dakota.

William was a Engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad and died of natural causes.
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William died of a heart attack July 14, 1945, while working as an engineer of a S.F.P. & P. train. He was on a regular L.A.-Phoenix passenger run near Wickenburg. The train was traveling about 55 M.P.H. with William at the helm, when his fireman noticed that William had been stricken.

He apparently died instantly. The fireman took the train on to Wickenburg, while the brakeman took over the job of firing the train.

[Information per Sharlot Hall archives by Carol Powell]
Arizona Death Certificate

William was married to Anna (Fairchild) Miller and his parents per AZ death certificate were Lewis & Minnie (Westerdam) Miller. Lewis came from Germany and Minnie was from South Dakota.

William was a Engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad and died of natural causes.
~~~~~~~~~
William died of a heart attack July 14, 1945, while working as an engineer of a S.F.P. & P. train. He was on a regular L.A.-Phoenix passenger run near Wickenburg. The train was traveling about 55 M.P.H. with William at the helm, when his fireman noticed that William had been stricken.

He apparently died instantly. The fireman took the train on to Wickenburg, while the brakeman took over the job of firing the train.

[Information per Sharlot Hall archives by Carol Powell]

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