Ralph M Miller

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Obituary- Miller, Henry H. and Miller, Ralph

Miller Brothers Drowned In Cross Creek

The people of this community were terribly shocked and saddened Monday afternoon when it was learned two of the little sons of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller had drowned in Cross Creek northwest of town north of the buildings on the Joe Heslet farm.
The victims were Ralph Miller, age six, and Henry H. Miller, age eight. No one saw the double tragedy except little Raymond Tarbutton age five, who had accompanied the Miller children to the creek.
According to Raymond, the boys had waded across the creek in the shallow water and then waded down the creek, which flows north at this point, and they stepped into a hole and disappeared from sight. Raymond called for them to come out but when no answer was made he realized they were drowning and started for home across the Heslet field.
The Tarbutton Family lives in Bond house one door west of the Frank Zickefoose family. MRs. J.C. Randall, another neighbor was the first to hear the little fellow calling out the report, and fearing she misunderstood, she called the boy's sister to hear the story repeated. Mrs. Ralp Zarker, auditor for the Standard Oil Co., who was at the Tarbutton home, immediately wentto the she creek and hunted up and down the banks of the creek to see if the boys had hidden in order to scare their companion. Satisfying himself they were not hiding, he began search in the water.
Additional helpers soon came from town including Dr. H.B. Miller, uncle of the missing boys. Archie Cless, Louis Clark, Vern Miller, Chester Hooper and Lote Hook joined RMR. Zarker and a systematic search started. Mr. Cless being the tallest was able to search the deeper water without losing his footing and soon located both bodies. Louis Clark dived to the bottom brought one to the survace and Mr. Zarker recovered the other body. They were located about fifteen feet apart.
The bodies had been in the water over an hour so there w no hope of reviving them. The Miller family had moved to Rossville only last week from Maple Hill and is occupying the Harder house west of the creek.
The funeral was held today at 2:30 p.m. at the home, the service conducted by Rev. H.L. Nelson of Topeka. Beside the parents the surviving members of the family are Earl W., age 11 and Ella, Age 10, Clyde, age 4 and Richard, age 2. Little Ralph was born near Menoken and Henry was born at Auburn.