Archibald E. Miller was born near Farnam, Nebraska April 30th, 1894 and passed away near Fort Morgan, Colorado September 14th 1929 at the age of 35 years 4 months and 14 days.

He spent the greater part of his life near Farnam, Nebr., until he was enlisted in the army Oct. 5, 1917, serving for a time at Camp Funston, later at Camp Cody, New Mexico. From here he went across and served overseas with the 32nd Division for nearly a year before he was honorably discharged at Camp Dodge, Ia., May 18, 1919. Since his discharge he had made his home in the vicinity of Farnam, the greater part of the time, until his death at Fort Morgan, Colo., where he had been working a few weeks.

Archie was a member of the Farnam Nazarene church in which he was a willing and faithful worker for the cause of righteousness.

He leaves to mourn his loss his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller of Ingham, Nebr., three sisters, Mabel of San Pedro, Calif.; Mrs. R. A. Foss and family of Elwood, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Trimble and family of Topeka, Kansas, six brothers, A. W. Miller of Farnam, Nebr., Claude Miller and family of Ingham, Nebr., A. R. Miller and wife of Topeka, Kan., Walter E. Miller of Salem, South Dakota, Hugh and Bert of the home address, besides numerous other relatives and friends.

Archie E. Miller Killed in Railroad Crossing Accident

The sad news came here to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Miller Sunday of the death of their son, Archibald in an auto accident near Fort Morgan, Colo., Saturday evening.

Mr. Miller left at once for Fort Morgan and returned here with the body Tuesday noon. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. M. C. Devell of Broadwater, assisted by the local pastor of The Church of the Nazarene, Rev. Anna Nutter.

Burial was made in the Farnam cemetery, the services at the grave being conducted by the American Legion post of Farnam.

The entire community extends sympathy to the bereaved family in this time of their bereavement.

The following account of the accident was taken from the Fort Morgan (Colo.) Times of Sept. 16.

Fractures of the skull caused the death Saturday evening about 6:45 o’clock of Archibald E. Miller of Ingham, Neb., when his automobile stalled upon the Burlington railway crossing at Bijou, five miles west of Fort Morgan, and the machine was struck by Burlington passenger train No. 1, westbound.

Miller’s skull was fractured in at least two places, at the base and at the top. Death was almost instantaneous. The body was brought to Fort Morgan by Fred Schotthauer, a witness of the crash.

Coroner E. H. Robinson took charge of the body and made an investigation at the scene of the wreck. There was some delay in locating the relatives of the dead man, but Sunday Coroner Robinson got in touch with friends of the family at Farnam, Nebr.

It was learned the parents of Miller lived two miles south of Ingham, Nebr., S. F. Parker, president of the Farnam bank of Farnam, Nebr., was in touch with Coroner Robinson by telephone and notified Miller’s parents of their son’s death.

Miller was a member of Farnam Post No. 288 of the American Legion, and Roy Overturf, adjutant of the Legion post here, assisted in locating relatives in Nebraska.

Miller had been employed for several months on farms about Fort Morgan and Wiggins, an account book he had kept revealed he had no money on his person, but in a billfold found upon the railway track was a check for $5 written to him by H. E. Laws for labor in bean fields.

In his personal effects were several letters from Nebraska towns thru which his father, Adolph Miller, was finally located.

The 1925 Buick touring car which Miller was driving had been recently purchased, it has been found. It is believed that Miller was not entirely familiar with the machine and that as he started across the railroad at Bijou the machine stalled. Miller was driving north at the time of the accident.

The forepart of the auto was on the crossing when struck by the locomotive. The car was badly wrecked.

Coroner Robinson said that the car was in reverse gear when it was examined after the wreck. This would indicate that Miller was attempting to back off the track or may have gotten it into the wrong gear because of unfamiliarity with the shift.

The Farnam Echo 42(46):1, 19 September 1929