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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Miller, Mary McNee Mrs Mary Miller died at her home in this city, Thursday, July 6th, after an illness of only one day. She was taken with acute indigestion Wednesday and it is thought this was caused by something she had eaten on a picnic the Fourth of July.
The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church. Saturday afternoon, July 8th, and was attended by many from out or the city as well as most of the people who live here.
Mary McNee was born May 9 1837. She was the daughter of Peter and Margaret Drummond McNee of Port of Monteith, Perthshire, Scotland She came to this country in 1855. She stopped a short time with her brother,
James McNee, in Wisconsin, and then came on to the home of her brother. George McNee, who lived on Middle Creek, west of Elmdale.
On July 23rd, 1868, she was united in marriage at Plymouth, Kansas, to Mr. Archibald Miller of South Fork, and they lived on the Miller farm on South Fork until 1909 when they moved to Cottonwood Falls.
To this
union seven children were born, five of whom are living: John Miller, George Miller and Will Miller of this city; James Miller of Elmdale and Mrs. Jennie Harpole of Colfax, Ill.
While a girl in Scotland, she united with the United Presbyterian church and when that church was organized
in this city in 1872 she was a charter member of that organization. Later she transferred her membership to the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Miller was of sturdy Scotch people. She was a typical hard working pioneer woman who took the keenest interest in her children and in taking care of her man. She was a good manager and contributed largely in amassing the fortune which her husband owned.
After she and Mr. Miller moved to this city and when Mr. Miller began to fail in health she was even more alert in her watchfulness and her care. AIthough bowed by the years of labor and care until she could not stand erect yet looking after her man was still her objective in life and she did it well.
Her children were grown men and women; they were surrounded by families of their own; they were prosperous in business and were respected by their associates. So far as they were concerned her cares and responsibilities were over. She had now but the one responsibility the care of her husband, and she took a joy in that. It was her principal reason for living and she did it as thoroughly as she had done her other duties, until the end which came to Mr. Miller in February this year. Less than six months later she followed him.
The work she did was large and she saw it finished.
May the responsibilities that she
so ably carried be borne as well by those for whom she labored.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jul 6 1922.
by Lorna Marvin
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