Warner, Henry "Hank" Harrison 1856-1920

WARNER, SHEARER, OZMAN, BOYER, SUMNER, GOSSETT

Posted By: Beth Warner Perona (email)
Date: 5/15/2005 at 06:43:28

The Tekoa paper
Tekoa Pioneer Laid to Rest
Funeral and Burial Services for H. H. Warner Held Sunday Afternoon in Presence of Large Audience of Friends and Relatives.

Warner, Henry "Hank" Harrison

Funeral services for Henry H. Warner, Tekoa pioneer who passed away on Thursday morning of last week, were conducted at the home on the west side of town Sunday afternoon at two o'clock in the presence of an audience of friends, neighbors and relatives that more than crowded the spacious home. The services were in charge of C. W. Simpson of the Christian church, and at the close the remains were borne to Goldenrod cemetery and quietly laid to rest.

Among the out of town relatives and friends who came for the services were the following: Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Shearer of Collins, Iowa, the latter a sister of Mrs Warner; James L. Ozman of Ronan, Montana, Mrs. Warner's brother; Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Warner and son Harold of LaCrosse, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Boyer of Farmington, the latter a neice of the deceased; Mrs. Worthington and family of Ronan, Washington, old friends of the family; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stone of Rosalia, old friends.

Henry Harrison Warner was born January 21, 1856, at Colfax, Jasper Co., Iowa, and departed this life August 12, 1920, being at the time of his death 64 years, 5 months, and 22 days old. He was married to Miss Clara Ellen Ozmun of Collins, Story Co., Iowa on July 31st, 1888. Two daughters and one son survive; Ionia M. Warner Sumner, Lillian Warner Gossett and Robert Warner, all of Tekoa. Other relatives include two grandchildren, Orville and Robert Gossett and two brothers, William Benton Warner of Des Moines, Iowa, and Lewis Admiral Warner of Milton, California.

Mr. Warner was one of the oldest pioneers of Whitman County, coming here 39 years ago, or in 1881, as a school teacher and taught in the first school ever conducted on the site of the present city of Tekoa. He was a graduate of Drake's University, at Des Moines, Iowa, when a young man coming immediately thereafter to the Williamette Valley, Oregon, and settled this section.

Mr. Warner was known as a kind and loving husband and an indulgent teacher, leading at all times a moral and upright life, with a congeniality that met all his many friends with a smile and was greatly respected by all who knew him. One of his life ambitions was to keep well informed on subjects, and an expert at any trade or art to which his hand might be turned.

Originally submitted on Sat Nov 16 17:23:59 2002