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Reuel Millar
Reuel Millar
Reuel Millar (left) at the age of 110.
Birth: 1 March 1897
North Bend, Nebraska, USA
Death: 15 April 2007
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Age: 110 years, 45 days
Country: United StatesUSA
Validated

Reuel Seth Millar (1 March 1897 – 15 April 2007) was a validated American supercentenarian.

Biography

Reuel Millar was born in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, United States on 1 March 1897. His parents were Archie W. Millar and Emma Mary Clark. To transport himself to school, he and his sister used to ride a horse for 3 miles. There, he used to heat up the small school.

He married Mary Bernice Soller (Rodaway) soon after World War 1 on 7 June 1926. The couple subsequently moved to Deer Lodge County. Millar had various occupations including farming, copper smelter, running a grocery store and a soda fountain called Town Talk. Their son Richard Dale Millar was born in 1928.

They later relocated to Colorado, where he also owned a grocery store. Reuel S. Millar lived with his son in Lakewood. He had been a farmer, a refiner and a store manager for King Soopers. He retired in 1965. Bernice died in 1975. Millar was able to drive until he was 108 years old, when he was starting to have difficulty moving. He is one of the oldest drivers ever.

Reuel Millar died in Lakewood, Colorado, United States, on 15 April 2007, at the age of 110/111? years, 45 days. Revalidation research suggests he was possibly a year older.[1]

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