Miles - Albert "Boone"
Source: - Waveland Independent, March 19, 1922
Albert Miles, better known here as "Boone" Miles, died at Marshall early on Saturday morning. He and his father, Ben Miles were keeping house together. he had not been well for some days. About 4 in the morning, he got up and got him a drink, and then instead of going back to bed, he lay down on the floor with his face to the wall. His father got up and got breakfast, and as he still seemed to be sleeping, ate his breakfast and went to work in the garden. After an hour or so he came in and going over to his son's side, told him he better get up and eat his breakfast. As he did not answer he took hold of him and found he was dead. Funeral services were held at Union Church on Sunday afternoon. Interment in Union Cemetery. he was 48 years and 7 months old and was the son of Benjamin and Nancy (Patton) Miles. He was born on the old Miles home place near Dowden. He is survived by two brothers, Charles of Chicago and Alonzo, who is somewhere in Arkansas and by one sister, Mrs. Carrie Ware of Balhinch.