Harry Lakey

LAKEY, LORD, DREW, DURETTE, WATSON, WINSLOW, MUNSTER

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Date: 9/21/2018 at 05:16:40

Morning Sun News-Herald, January 3, 1935, page 5

Mediapolis New Era-News--Harry Lakey was born at Stowbridge, England, on August 23, 1868, and died at his home about three miles north of Mediapolis, Sunday morning, December 23, 1934, at the age of 66 years and 4 months.

Mr. Lakey was the second son and third child of Henry and Lucy Lord Lakey in a family group of sixteen children. Growing into manhood he was married to Louisa Drew, who died in 1902, when their daughter, Louisa, named after her mother and now Mrs. Alfred Durette of Hartford, Kansas, was 8 years of age.

On November 17, 1904, Mr. Lakey was married to Alice Watson, at Gorefield, England. Three children were born to this happy union. The first was a daughter, born in England, now Mrs. Harold Winslow of Mediapolis; the second child, a son, John Victor, was born on the high seas; and the youngest son, George, was born in Fort Madison.

Coming to this country in 1907, the family came direct to Fort Madison, where the family lived until 1909, when they moved from Lee county into Des Moines county and have lived in this county ever since. They moved into their present home about three years ago.

Besides the wife and children, he leaves six brothers and sisters: of whom a sister, Mrs. Charles Watson, lives near Beeler, Kansas, and a brother, Charles Lakey, in Sherwin, Minnesota. Besides these he leaves seven grandchildren of the more immediate family circle.

The funeral service was held at the Fry Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon. Rev. H. W. Munster preached the funeral sermon. Interment was made in Elmwood cemetery at Morning Sun.