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W. O. MILLER

Wheeler Cemetery
Wheeler County,
Texas

June 8, 1873-June 20, 1963

*Photo/Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley

*Obituary
W.O. Miller died Wednesday, June 20, at his home in Wheeler.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Wheeler Methodist Church. The Rev. Bob Ely officiated.

Burial was in Wheeler Cemetery under direction of Kirk Funeral Home.

Winfred Orester Miller was born at Columbus, Ga., June 8, 1873. He was married to Miss Sallie Williams March 3, 1897 at Clyde, Tex., and moved to Wheeler in 1916 from Paducah.

Mr. Miller was a member of the Methodist Church. He was engaged in farming and ranching all of his active life, and served as a county commissioner from 1922 to 1930.

He had resided in Wheeler since his retirement.

Survivors include his wife, six daughters, Mrs. Bill Hayhurst of Conway, Ark., Mrs. J.L. Parker of Tierra Amarilla, N.M., Mrs. Ted Clay of Chowchilia, Calif., Mrs. Dorman Landtroop of Carmichael, Calif., and Mrs. John Conner and Mrs. Martin Callan of Wheeler; one sister, Mrs. Ethel Windham of Sacramento, Calif.; Two sons, one daughter, four brothers and six sisters preceded him in death.

Serving as pall bearers were: Worth Miller, Theodore Conner, S.D. Miller, Joe Brownfield, Harold Callan, Monroe Page.

Named as honorary Pall bearers were R.H. Forrester, Owen Jones, Milton Liles, John Barr, Shelby Pettit, Ben Trout, Dick Guynes, Russell Barker.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume 40, Number 28, Thursday, June 27, 1963, Page 1)
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Winfred Drestes Miller
Death Date: 20 Jun 1963
Death County: Wheeler
Certificate: 41223

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Winfred Orestes Meller
Birth Date: 8 Jun 1873
Birth Place: Georgia
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas
Father: John W Miller
Mother: Louella Cobb
Age at Death: 90
Death Date: 20 Jun 1963
Death Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Winfred Orestur Miller
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Jun 1873
Birth Place: Cusseta Chat, Georgia
Father: John W Miller
Mother: Luella Cobb
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1941: Name listed as WINFRED ORESTUR MILLER

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Submitted: 11/25/21 • Approved: 11/25/21 • Last Updated: 11/28/21 • R470655-G0-S3

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