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- Interment Here For Mrs. Miller, Former Resident
Internment rites for Mrs. Blanche Plummer Miller were held at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sandy Creek on July 3. The funeral was held at Richfield Springs with the Rev. Harold Saxton, pastor of the Methodist Church of Edmeston officiating. Honorary bearers were her grandsons, Francis P. Truex, West Exeter; James W. Truex, Schuyler Lake; Larry Perkins Richfield Springs; Jesse Perkins, Richfield Springs and Jack Taylor, Schuyler Lake.
Mrs. Miller died July 1, 1964 at Herkimer Hospital, Herkimer, after suffering a heart attack. She had been ill 15 days.
Born in the town of Orwell, Sept. 6, 1881, she was the daughter of Frank and Irene Pierce Plummer. Her early life was spent in Orwell and Lacona, where her father operated the Plummer Hotel on Salina Street for many years. The building is now owned by Eugene Reynolds who has his Lacona Gas and Supply business there. She was married three times, her first husband being W.C. Truex. The second marriage was to George Taylor. In 1951 she was married to Elmer P. Miller in Utica. Although she had made her home for the past 30 years at Schuyler Lake, she had lived previously at Cooperstown, at Bouckville where she operated a hotel, and at Oneonta.
Surviving are three sons: Will C. Truex of West Winfield, George Taylor of Schuyler Lake and Robert Taylor of Mount Vision; two daughters: Miss Irene Truex of Binghamton and Mrs. Averill (Katherine) Perkins of Richfield Springs. A son, Francis Truex died May 25, 1962.
She is also survived by ten grandchildren and four great-granddaughters, nephews and nieces.
Source: Sandy Creek News, July 16, 1964
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d. 5 Jul 1921 (Age 67 years)