Baldwin Forrest Miller (1893 - 1952)

Born 4 May 1893 in Holmes, Ohio, United States

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Died 6 Sep 1952 at age 59 in Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States

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Miller, -- Baldwin Forrest, son of the late Noah E. and Sophronia (Hummel) Miller, was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, May 4, 1893; passed away near Pryor, Okla., Sept. 6, 1952; aged 59 y. 4 m. 2 d. He was united in marriage to Katie Hostetler on Sept. 17, 1916. Surviving are his wife, 4 sons (Elmer, Lloyd, Floyd, and Eli, all of Pryor, Okla.), one daughter (Fern-Mrs. Everette Scheffel, Pyror, Okla.), 6 grandchildren, 8 brothers (Elias A., La Junta, Colo.; Alf B., Hutchinson, Kans.; L. C., Manitou Springs, Colo.; David D., Berlin, Ohio; Noah T., Pryor, Okla.; Billie D., Protection, Kans.; Levi A., Strasburg, Colo.; and Harold, Pryor, Okla.), and 4 sisters (Ursula, --Mrs. S. Enos Miller, Protection, Kans.; Mary, Hesston, Kans.; Nora, La Junta, Colo.; and Christina-Mrs. Frank Garber, Alpha, Minn.). One brother preceded him in death. The early part of their married life they lived at Protection, Kans., later La Junta, Colo., and then Pryor, Okla. He was a faithful and willing worker in the church, serving for almost 2 years as superintendent of the Adair Mission Sunday School. He had been in ill health since suffering from a paralytic stroke in 1951. Funeral services were conducted at the Zion Mennonite Church, Pryor, Okla., in charge of Nelson Histand, assisted by C. Z. Martin. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLV , Number 40 - September 30, 1952 ­ page 973, 974, 975

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KNDB-VH3

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55122427/baldwin-forrest-miller

• http://mcusa-archives.org/mennobits/52/sep1952.html

• Descendants of Barbara Hochstedler and Christian Stutzman, copyright 1998, page 847; 12700