The Honorable Richard Thomas Miller died suddenly in Silver on April 11, 1873 at age 44 of apoplexy, a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. "Dick" Miller as he was known to friends, had lived in the Pacific Northwest for 15 to 20 years and took a prominent part in the political affairs in California up to the start of the Civil War. He came to Idaho in 1864 where he engaged in the practice of law. He was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President Johnson but was removed on account of being a Democrat when President Grant came into office. He represented Owyhee County in the Territorial County and was also an honored County Judge.
He married Mary Worley from Boise on May 18, 1869 and they had two children. Mary Miller stayed in Silver for some time after her husband passed. She is listed in the local newspaper as running a millinery establishment where Silver City's prominent women purchased fine hats in 1874.
A wooden marker has been lost to time, but the mourning fence remains. These fences could be ordered through the Sears Montgomery Ward Catalog and several can still be seen in this and nearby cemeteries.
