Anna Lucille Short1

F, b. June 2, 1919, d. July 6, 2006
     Anna Lucille Short was buried at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, 1718 West 350 North, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.1 She was born on June 2, 1919 at Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois.1,2 As of August 8, 1941,her married name was Miller.1 She married Roland Edward Miller, son of Lewis Leander Miller and Grace Stull, on August 8, 1941 at Rolla, Phelps Co., Missouri.1 Anna Lucille Short died on July 6, 2006 at Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana, at age 87.1,2 She Anna Lucille Short Miller, 87, of Valparaiso, formerly of West Lafayette, died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at the VNA Hospice Center of Valparaiso. She was a resident of Westminster Village from 2002 to 2005. Born June 2, 1919, in Oakland, IL, she was raised in Brazil, IN. She received her registered nurse degree from Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis, and a bachelor's degree in nursing from Indiana University in Bloomington, where she was inducted into the Lamda Theta Tau Scholastic Honorary Sorority. She married Roland Miller on Aug. 8, 1941, in Rolla, MO, and he preceded her in death. He was a pediatrician in Lafayette. Mrs. Miller was a member of Delta Theta Tau and Central Presbyterian Church, where she was active in Circle 13 for many years. She was a seamstress and enjoyed needlework, playing bridge, playing classical piano, and computers. She and her husband also enjoyed traveling, and were among the first westerners admitted to communist China in 1979. Surviving are a daughter, and two sons. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from noon to 2 PM Saturday at Soller-Baker West Lafayette Chapel; private interment will take place at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Mausoleum. on July 8, 2006.1

Family

Roland Edward Miller b. April 21, 1915, d. September 1, 1992
Marriage*She married Roland Edward Miller, son of Lewis Leander Miller and Grace Stull, on August 8, 1941 at Rolla, Phelps Co., Missouri.1 

Citations

  1. [S6129] Lafayette Journal & Courier, From the Anna Lucille Short Miller obituary in the Jul 8, 2006 edition.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Myrtle Elizabeth Tolle1,2

F, b. May 18, 1914, d. March 28, 1987
     Myrtle Elizabeth Tolle was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.2 Her Social Security Number was 313-14-3876.3 She was born on May 18, 1914 at Indiana.2,3 As of May 3, 1937,her married name was Miller.1 She married Walter Albert Miller, son of Lewis Leander Miller and Grace Stull, on May 3, 1937.1 Myrtle Elizabeth Tolle died on March 28, 1987 at Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 72.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 104, District 50-3, Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana1

Occupation

1940Nurse1

Family

Walter Albert Miller b. April 24, 1917, d. September 23, 1977
Marriage*Myrtle Elizabeth Tolle married Walter Albert Miller, son of Lewis Leander Miller and Grace Stull, on May 3, 1937.1 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5629] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Charles Douglas Gathercole Jr.1,2

M, b. June 24, 1972, d. October 13, 1972
FatherCharles Douglas Gathercole1,3
MotherRosemary Collins1,3 b. May 24, 1951, d. March 26, 2017
     Charles Douglas Gathercole Jr. was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.3 He was born on June 24, 1972 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2 He died on October 13, 1972 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.3

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Rosemary Gathercole obituary in the Mar 28, 2017 edition.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Doris B. DeFelice1

F, b. December 16, 1916
     Doris B. DeFelice was born on December 16, 1916 at Gary, Lake Co., Indiana.1 As of October 9, 1934,her married name was Milliken.1 She married Albert Anthony Milliken, son of Smith Monroe Milliken and Sarah Elizabeth Poff, on October 9, 1934 at Elkhart Co., Indiana.1

Family

Albert Anthony Milliken b. December 6, 1895, d. December 7, 1955
Marriage*Doris B. DeFelice married Albert Anthony Milliken, son of Smith Monroe Milliken and Sarah Elizabeth Poff, on October 9, 1934 at Elkhart Co., Indiana.1 

Citations

  1. [S6005] FamilySearch, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.

Maggie Jane Unknown1

F, b. January 5, 1914, d. November 19, 1998
     Her Social Security Number was 313-30-1388.2 Maggie Jane Unknown was buried at Green Acres Memorial Park, 401 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., Arizona.1 She was born on January 5, 1914 at Indiana.3,2 As of June 11, 1933,her married name was Milliken.1 She married Alton Ray Milliken, son of James Ora Milliken and Elizabeth Wedell, on June 11, 1933.1 Maggie Jane Unknown died on November 19, 1998 at Arizona at age 84.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 59, District 71-48, Warren Township, St. Joseph Co., Indiana3

Family

Alton Ray Milliken b. June 4, 1912, d. April 19, 1997
Marriage*Maggie Jane Unknown married Alton Ray Milliken, son of James Ora Milliken and Elizabeth Wedell, on June 11, 1933.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S6130] Green Acres Memorial Park, Maricopa Co., AZ, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S5667] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Ernest Carl Ness1,2,3

M, b. February 23, 1912, d. March 30, 1953
     Ernest Carl Ness was buried at Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte Co., Indiana.3 He married Beatrice Vinna Milliken, daughter of James Ora Milliken and Elizabeth Wedell.4,1 Ernest Carl Ness was born on February 23, 1912 at Wills, La Porte Co., Indiana.1,3 He died on March 30, 1953 at Lincoln Township, La Porte Co., Indiana, at age 41.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 58, District 46-52, Lincoln Township, La Porte Co., Indiana2

Occupation

1940Farmer2

Family

Beatrice Vinna Milliken b. February 3, 1915, d. October 26, 2000
Marriage*Ernest Carl Ness married Beatrice Vinna Milliken, daughter of James Ora Milliken and Elizabeth Wedell.4,1 
Children
  • Lana G. Ness4
  • Buford De Von Ness1,2

Citations

  1. [S5667] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5629] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
  4. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Beatrice Vinna Ness-England obituary in an unknown edition.