Herbert Alexander Durand (1934)

DURAND, GARROW, HILLMAN, HOUCK, PILMER, INFELT

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Date: 10/14/2007 at 12:38:55

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 15, 1934
Page 1
H. A. DURAND, 69, DIES AT HARLAN

Former County Supervisor Succumbs After Long Illness.

H. A. Durand, former member of the Madison county board of supervisors, died Sunday, November 11, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. Infelt, of Harlan, after an extended illness. Mr. Durand, who was 69 years of age, became a member of the county board on January 2, 1932. He was stricken in September, 1933, with Bright’s Disease, and received treatment, for several months, at the Winterset hospital. He became ill again the first of the year, and in February, 1934, resigned his position because of his health. He had been residing in Harlan, with his daughter, for the past three months.

Mr. Durand was born March 13, 1865, on a farm in the northern part of Warren county. In that neighborhood he grew up, and in 1887 he married Miss Isabelle Pilmer. They lived on a farm near Bagley, Guthrie county, for nine years, returning to the Warren county farm for three years, and then moving to Des Moines. In Des Moines he entered the real estate business, living there 18 years before moving to a farm in South township in 1918. He continued to make his home in South township up until the time of his illness.

Mr. Durand was an active Mason. He held memberships in Sunbeam lodge No. 478 in Bagley, Pioneer lodge No. 22 in Des Moines, Model lodge No. 315 and Model Chapter No. 174, St. Charles. He was past master of the Des Moines lodges and also served as instructor. Mr. Durand was also active in politics. He was assistant to the assessor in Des Moines for many years, served two terms as trustee of South township, in addition to his work on the board of supervisors.

Mrs. Durand died in 1924, and one daughter, Jeanette Durand Hillman, died in 1921.

The Rev. Mr. Barker, pastor of the St. Charles Methodist church, conducted his funeral service, Wednesday afternoon, November 14th, at 2:30 o’clock, and burial was in the Scotch Ridge cemetery, in Warren county. Mr. Durand was a past master of Pioneer lodge A. F. and A. M. at Des Moines, and district Masonic lecturer. The Masonic service was held at the cemetery, yesterday.

Mr. Durand leaves one daughter, Mrs. Infelt of Harlan, a son, George of Patterson, and a son, Everett of St. Charles. He also leaves 9 grandchildren.

Pallbearers who served at this funeral were as follows: George Pilmer of Winterset, J. Miller Pilmer, George H. Pilmer and George Herbert of Des Moines, George Peiffer and Robert Peiffer of Indianola.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 22, 1934
Page 5

H. A. Durand

Herbert Alexander Durand was born March 13, 1865, in Warren county, Iowa, the youngest child of Bonaparte and Louisa Durand, and died at the home of his daughter in Harlan, November 11, 1934. Age 69 years, 7 months and 28 days.

His father died before he was born and his boyhood was spent with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Garrow near Norwalk. After finishing grade school, he attended college in Sedalia, Missouri, staying with his mother and brothers, Charles and Everett, all deceased.

After finishing college he returned to Warren county and on February 22, 1887, was united in marriage to Isabella Pilmer, and moved to a farm near Bagley, Guthrie county. The children born to this union were: daughters, Florence and Jeanette, and sons, George P. and Everett G. The mother and daughter, Jeanette, have preceded him in death. Later he moved to Des Moines on account of having injured his health by overwork and engaged in various enterprises until 1918 when he moved to his farm near St. Charles, which has been his home since that time.

He was elected county supervisor of Madison county in 1930 and took office January 1, 1932, and resigned on account of ill health, May 22, 1934. Since February, 1934, he was attended by his daughter, Florence, at her home in Harlan, who did everything she could to restore him to health. The immediate cause of his death was Bright’s disease and hardening of the arteries. His mind and memory were clear to the end.

He has been active in Masonic circles for many years. Having conducted schools of instruction and lectures in various parts of the state, he acquired a wide acquaintance among men and Masons. He was a member of Model Loge No. 315 A. F. & A. M., St. Charles, Lebanon Chapter No. 11 R. A. M. Winterset, Temple Commandery No. 4 Des Moines, and Model Chapter O. E. S. No. 174 St. Charles. He was a member of the Methodist church at Elm Grove. He leaves to mourn his departure, one sister, Mrs. Carrie L. Houck of Decatur, Illinois; one daughter, Mrs. Florence Infelt of Harlan; two sons, George P. of Prole and Everett G. of St. Charles; nine grandchildren and many friends.

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