Helphrey, Lewis Solomon 1858-1933

HELPHREY, MARSHALL, RAMSAY, RUSSELL, MOORE, AILLAUD, HOUCK

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 5/1/2005 at 16:43:14

HOLD HELPHREY RITES SATURDAY
Palo Alto Grange Members Conduct Graveside Rites at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Funeral rites for L. S. Helphrey, 75, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the First Methodist Episcopal Church by the pastor, Dr. L. B. Logan. Music for the service was furnished by a quartet composed of Mrs. William Ainsworth, Mrs. James Dodge, Mrs. Ray Whittaker, and Mrs. E. C. Hoffman with Mrs. George Walker as accompanist. They sang “Jesus Savior Pilot Me” and “Down the River of Time”.

Interment was in the Sugar Grove Cemetery, with members of the Palo Alto Grange in charge of the graveside rites. State Master Ralph Smith, member of Sugar Grove Grange, acted as chaplain for these services. Those serving as pallbearers were Harold Marshall, Vernon Brock of Prairie City, William Marshall, Charles Hickman, William Aillaud of Laurel and Harold Aillaud of Des Moines.

Among those attending the services from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Helphrey of West Concord, Minn, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Coker of Nevada, Mr. and Mrs. Will Wasson of Brooklyn, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Apgar of Centerville, Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Aillaud of Des Moines and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Darling of Pleasantville.

Lewis S. Helphrey, son of Lewis and Maria Helphrey, was born in Palo Alto Township , 4 ½ miles southwest of Newton, March 24, 1858, and died April 13, 1933, at the age of 75 years and 29 days, on the farm where he was born and resided all his life. He was united in marriage to Miss Tilsie Marshall, April 28, 1881, to which union were born 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter. Mr. Helphrey was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, Miss Ellen Helphrey and Mrs. W. J. Ramsay, 1 brother, J. B. Helphrey and 1 grand-daughter, Mrs. J. Harold Russell.

He is survived by his widow; 2 sons, Percy of West Concord, Minn, and E. M. of Newton, 1 daughter, Mrs. W. A. Moore of Newton; 2 sisters, Mrs. C. W. Aillaud of Newton, and Mrs. C. G. Houck of Couer d’Alene, Idaho and 1 brother, W. D. Helphrey, also of Couer d’Alene, Idaho and five grandchildren, William and LeRoy Helphrey and Francis, Mozelle and Darlene Moore. Mr. Helphrey was a member of Palo Alto Grange, having filled the most important offices in the Order. He was greatly interested in the activities of the Grange, both county, state and national, was serving at the time of his death on the legislative committee. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, April 17, 1933

Originally submitted on Sun Oct 6 14:42:21 2002 by
Dee Helphrey Stamper (Deceased)