Walter D. Lucas 1857-1939

LUCAS, KING, FREY, ALLAN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 4/18/2011 at 20:56:38

Earliest Pioneer is Called
W. Lucas Came Here in 1862
Funeral for Well Known Man to Be Thursday at Union Baptist Church; Survived by 6 Children
Estherville’s and Emmet county’s longest time resident, Walter Lucas died at his home here at 10:30 a.m. yesterday. He had been critically ill for seven weeks, but prior to that time was well and active in spite of his 82 years.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at the Union Baptist church in charge of Rev. J. Albert Riggs, pastor of the church. Interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery, where Mr. Lucas for many years had been caretaker.

Born in 1857 in Winneshiek county, Mr. Lucas came to Emmet county at the age of five years with his parents and has made this his home during the ensuing 77 years.

Surviving children are Charles of Ava, Missouri, D. w. of Motley, Minn., Haviland, and Mrs. Grace King, Estherville and Mrs. Simon Frey of near Maple Hill. Two sisters are also living, Mrs. Esther Allan of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Hilas Allan, Estherville. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, April 4, 1939)