Aillaud, Henry 1867-1927

AILLAUD, WHITTAKER, DODGE, CALLISON

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 11/30/2004 at 19:09:48

Newton Resident Dies Yesterday
Funeral Services for Henry Aillaud Will be Held Tomorrow Afternoon.

Henry Aillaud, a well known resident of Newton for the last 29 years, died yesterday morning at 4:30 o’clock at his home, 309 West Fourth street South, from heart failure.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Congregational church in charge of Dr. G. C. Williams. It will be a Masonic funeral and burial will be made in the Newton cemetery.

Mr. Aillaud is survived by his widow, three brothers, William, Louie and Fred Aillaud, and two sisters, Mrs. Gardner Dodge and Mrs. J.E. Callison, all of Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 4, 1927.

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Aillaud Rites Held Yesterday

Funeral services for Henry Aillaud, who died Sunday morning, were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Congregational church in charge of Dr. G. C. Williams. The Masonic ritual was used and a male quartet including Fred Hough, Sam McMahon, Grover McMahon and Richard Toedt sang “Jesus Savior Pilot Me” and “Lead Kindly Light,” accompanied by Miss Dena Kreager.

Burial was made in the Newton cemetery. The pallbearers were Frank Baldwin, Charles Fransciso, Philip Lking, P.R. Rasmusseh, Henry Silwold and L.D. McCall.

Out of town attendants at the services included C. S. Simpson of Davenport, Ia., Mrs. Nelson Smith of LeClair, Ia., George Elk of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jennie Franks of Des Moines, George Whittaker and Frank Whittaker of Des Moines.

Henry Albert Aillaud was born April 19, 1859 at LeClair, Ia., coming to Jasper county with his parents, William and Kathryn Aillaud, in 1867, when a boy six years old. The family settled on a farm two miles west of Newton, later moving to a farm four and one-half miles southwest of Newton.

Mr. Aillaud had lived in Newton and vicinity practically all his life. He attended the rural schools in this county. He was married to Miss Hannah Whittaker Feb. 19, 1884, and they lived on a farm four and one-half miles southwest of Newton, until 20 years ago, when they moved to Newton.

Mr. Aillaud had been in failing health for the last four years and the cause of his death was hardening of the arteries and heart failure. He had been a member of the Masonic lodge for the last 25 years and was a faithful and active attendant at all the meetings.

He is survived by his widow, two sisters, Mrs. Gardner Dodge and Mrs. J. E. Callison and three brothers, William, Fred and Louie Aillaud, all of Newton, and a number of other relatives ~ The Newton Daily News, April 6, 1927, page 1.