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Miller, LeRoy D. (1949-1971)
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| + | Sugarcreek, Ohio. — A young Amish father of rural Fredericksburg died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a Thanksgiving Day hunting trip. |
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| + | LeRoy D. Miller, 22, a patient at Massillon State Hospital for six weeks, was granted a leave to go home for the holiday. Roy and Ivan Mast, his father-in-law and brother-in-law, went hunting with him on the Miller farm, and as they approached a small rise, Miller stepped behind a tree and shot himself. He had been ill since March of this year. |
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 13 April 2023
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Dec 16 p. 2
Birth date: 1949
text of obituary:
Young Father Dies Of Gunshot Wound
Sugarcreek, Ohio. — A young Amish father of rural Fredericksburg died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a Thanksgiving Day hunting trip.
LeRoy D. Miller, 22, a patient at Massillon State Hospital for six weeks, was granted a leave to go home for the holiday. Roy and Ivan Mast, his father-in-law and brother-in-law, went hunting with him on the Miller farm, and as they approached a small rise, Miller stepped behind a tree and shot himself. He had been ill since March of this year.
He leaves his widow and an 11-month-old daughter.
