Henry C. Price 1855-1932

PRICE, BELLES, KRAMER, SCHAWL, BUCKMASTER

Posted By: Mike Kearney (email)
Date: 12/2/2007 at 18:00:59

The Clinton Herald Monday December 19, 1932 p. 5 Henry C. Price, whose father was mayor of Clinton in the early days, died at 4 o'clock Sunday morning in Jane Lamb hospital, having been ill with flu and pneumonia. The body reposes in the Mathias Price home, 144 North Fifth street, where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Springdale cemetery. Henry Price was born June 28, 1855, in Sabula, the son of Richard C. and Louise Martha Price. He came with his parents to Clinton when he was but nine years of age, his father developing a brick yard that served the early residents for many years. Mr. Price entered the employ of the city as a policeman May 17, 1889, serving until his retirement 14 years ago. He was married to Miss Margaret Belles who died March 15, 1928, and leaves to mourn the following sons and daughters, Thomas, Lyle, Harry, Mathias, William and Richard Price, the latter of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Charles Kramer of San Francisco, Walter Price of Elmhurst, Ill., Miss Ruth Price and Mrs. Harry Schawl. There are also 17 grandchildren. He leaves also brothers and sisters, the Misses Estelle and Ada Price and William Price of Chicago and Richard Price Buckmaster of New York city. Buckmaster was the family name in England whence his father came.