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George
E. Mills departed this life June 1st,
1920, aged 69 years, 7 months and 11 days.
He was the son of
Bradley and Rebeca Mills, of Marion County, Ill.
He
was united in marriage to Nancy E. Alvis
April 22th, 1875. To
that union were
born nine children, one dying in infancy.
Curtis B., George
Edker, Jr., Tyra A, Cloyd, William Norman, Hattie
Ethel, Clarence Arthur and Nettie Cora, with the devoted wife and
mother, a
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Atteberry, of Marshall, Mich. and one
brother, W. J.
Moore, of Dahlgren, Ill. Survive to mourn their irreparable loss, He
was an
affectionate husband and father, an honest, upright citizen, and much
loved and
respected by all who knew him. Father
obtained a hope in Christ at the age of twenty-seven
years. He was a
firm believer
in salvation
by grace, and grace alone, and was a member of Little Flock Primitive
Baptist
Church in Wayne County, Ill., at which place he heard such able
ministers as
Elders Joe Dobbs, Lemuel Potter, B. F. Querry and others. He
very much enjoyed the fellowship of his
beloved brethren and sisters in Christ, and faithfully attended the
Regular
Baptist associations within his reach.
He
was a constant student of the Bible, which he firmly believed. He
was a reader of the Signs
for forty years,
and it was his favorite paper. Father
had been a sufferer for nearly a year, yet complained but little, and
was
perfectly conscious until the end.
He
told
his family a few days before death came that he was perfectly resigned
to his
condition, and wished only to go home. The
funeral was conducted at the home by Elder George W.
Inyart, of Olney, Ill., who spoke on the resurrection of the body. His
words were indeed comforting to the
bereaved. Brother
Inyart was a
much
esteemed personal friend of the deceased, and one whom father regarded
as
eminently worthy of his calling. The
body was laid to rest in the family burying ground June 2nd. Father
will be greatly missed by us all, but
we desire to be submissive to God’s will, feeling the our
loss is his eternal
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