Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1919 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Etaory S. Mills was born in LaSalle county, Illinois, May 2, 1882. | His father, Ohartes E. Mills, died in 1904, but his mother, Mrs. Anna R.! Mills is now living with her eldest son, Edward, alt Woodside, Montana, i When Emory was about four or five years of age his parents removed from Illinois to near Remington, Indiana, where they lived for five or six years, from which place*|tlhey moved to Rensselaer, Indiana, which has since been the family home. Emory got his grade and high school work at Rensselaer, and after graduating'from there went to Purdue university. At Purdue he was active in athletics, was a good student, making high grades all through his college life. He was badly hurt in a railroad wreck at Indianapolis October 31,, 1903, in a special train from Purdue university containing the Purdue football' team and college students, from which he had never fully recovered. At Purdue he was affiliated with the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and later with the •Masonic lodge. On leaving school he was employed by the Muncie Wheel company, of Muncie, Indiana, as mechanical engineer, where he 'has remained for the past twelve years, at the time of his death being vice-president of that company. . He was highly regarded by busi-

ness associates. He was a man of strict integrity and excellent judgment. During the world war his council and advice as to the proper handling of woodstock for artillery wheels was sought and accepted by ithe national government and manufacturers throughout the land. On February 21, 1909, he was united in marriage with Miss Doris Porter, of Rensselaer, Indiana, they having been sweethearts from their high school days! Their married life has been ideal. He was not affiliated wflbh any church, but attended the First Baptist church, to which his wife belonged. Death came very suddenly. Following a very mild attack of influenza he was afflicted with EncephylitiS, or commonly known as “Sleeping Sickness,” in an extremely acute form, extending from Thursday morning about 5:30 o’clock until Saturday morning at 10j20 o’clock, Miay 31, 1919. Art the time of his death he was 37 years and 29 days °f age. He leaves to mourn his loss ms wife, Doris Porter Mills; mother, Mrs. Anna R. Mills, and two brothers, Edward F. and Charles Howard Mills. A Short funeral service was held at Muncie Tuesday, June 3, and on Wednesday a short service was held alt the home pf Howard Mills in this city. Interment was made in Weston cemetery.