The News-Sentinel 1959 - Fulton County Public Library

Tuesday, July 21, 1959
Clarence Miller
Clarence MILLER, 65, former resident of Rochester, was found dead in the basement of
his home, 1051 Elmwood Avenue, Columbus, O., Monday evening by his wife when she returned
from a trip downtown. He had not been in good health recently and had undergone two near
nervous breakdowns in recent years but his condition had not been of a serious nature. He had
given no indication of taking his own life.
He was born June 12, 1894, and grew up in Rochester, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem V.
MILLER. His father was a former sheriff of Fulton county. His mother passed away at her
residence, 1104 Main street, on Feb. 10. Clarence and his wife had returned to Rochester often
during her illness and after her death. His mother’s estate has been estimated at near $500,000 and
he was the sole heir. He graduated from Rochester high school in 1913 and from Purdue
University School of Electrical Engineering four years later.
He took a position with the Indiana Bell Telephone Company at Indianapolis and later
was assigned to the Western Electric Company, Chicago, the Ohio Bell, Cleveland and during
World War II was given several special assignments in eastern plants of the Bell organization.
He was with the telephone utility for 43 years and retired on June 12. For the past 10
years he was plant supervisor for the Southwestern area of the Ohio Bell. He also drew up their
budget and planned future employment requirements. During his career he was recognized as an
outstanding circuit engineer.
He married Adele PFAHL of Cleveland, Nov. 11, 1935. There are no children.
Mr. Miller attended the Community church at Columbus and was a member of the
Masonic Lodge. Being a recognized stamp collector, often serving as a judge at exhibits, he was
active in the Collectors Club of New York and the Philatellatic Society. he was a member of the
Professional Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Bell Pioneers and the
Purdue Alumni Society.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Dale Funeral Home with burial in the
Greenlawh cemetery at Columbus.
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Wednesday, July 22, 1959
Thursday, July 23, 1959
Oren S. Mackey
Funeral services will be held in Whiting Friday evening and burial will be Saturday at
1:30 p.m. in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery for Orren S. MACKEY, native of this city, who died
at a Gary hospital Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Born in Rochester, he was the son of Horace C. and Lucy DUNLAP MACKEY and had
attended school here. He had resided in Whiting since a young man, retiring from the Standard
Oil Refinery company there several years ago. He was married in 1896 to Etta PRIEST, who died
in 1956. Since his wife’s death, he had been living with his daughter, Mrs. John STOFKA,
Hobart.
Also surviving are two other daughters, Mrs. Carl SANDS, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Jess
CUNNINGHAM, Whiting; two sisters, Mrs. Mary HOFFMAN, Rochester, and Charlotta
PALMER, Leiters Ford, and one brother, Dr. C. G. MACKEY, Logansport.