Sarah J. Rice, second daughter of W. W. and Martha Rice (both deceased), was born Fe. 5, 1831, and died Sept 30, 1898, at the home of her son, Edward Miller, at Moorhead, Neb., aged 67 years, 7 months and 25 days. For more than fifty years she had been a child of God, with her name upon the church record. January 6, 1853, at the old homestead, she was married to John M. Miller, who died in March, 1870, leaving her with five children - four boys and one girl, the latter dying some years later. Mrs. Miller kept her boys on the farm. By her counsels and advice, her management and economy, her incessant watching and fervent prayers, her boys have all grown to manhood, making honest and respected citizens. She was very quiet but very exemplary in her religious life. One had to know to appreciate her. Those who knew her best loved her most. She had proved herself a dutiful daughter, a kind and loving wife and mother, a tender sister and an obliging neighbor. She leaves four sons, Charles and Edward of Moorhead, Neb., and William and John, of near Appalonia; two sisters, Mrs. T. B. Smedley, of this city; Mrs. J. B. Burch, of Franklin, and one brother, Mrs. A. C. Rice, of Wisconsin, with other relatives.

When the intelligence of Mrs. Miller's death reached this city last Friday there was a universal feeling of sorrow in this city, where she was so well known and beloved. But two weeks before, accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Sadie Miller, she had left her home to visit her sons in Nebraska, hoping at the same time to find relief for her declining health, but her illness was of a nature that had not excited any alarm among her relatives and friends, and a telegram announcing her safe arrival at her son's gave hope that she would return improved in health and benefitted in every respect. The remains reached this city Monday morning by the J. & St. L., accompanied by her sons, Charles and Edward, and taken to the cemetery where, after brief services by the Rev. Blalock, of the M.E. Church, South, the remains were consigned to the grave in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and sympathizing friends. The sympathy of the JOURNAL and the entire community goes to the sorrow stricken relatives.