William Henry See

BROWN, BURNS, DATWYLER, EMERSON, RANSOM, RUTH, SEE, STEWART

Posted By: J. Rod Rood
Date: 1/8/2006 at 02:04:49

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, November 22, 1939
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HENRY SEE OF PERU DIED LAST SATURDAY

Pioneer Resident Succumbs Suddenly to Heart Attack

Peru - (Special) - William Henry See, a pioneer resident of this community, died suddenly last Saturday at his home here of a heart attack. Mr. See had been down town that afternoon, but had complained to Elza Oglesbee, his neighbor, of a pain in the chest. Oglesbee advised him to go home and rest. That evening when Oglesbee came to deliver milk he found Mr. See had succumbed.

Henry See was 84 years old at the time of his death. He was a native Iowan, being born in Des Moines county on Feb. 23, 1855, the son of John and Elizabeth See. On April 13, 1876, he was married to Florence Almyra Emerson at Leon. They made their home at Sharpsburg for about a year before coming to Peru, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mrs. See died three years ago.

He is survived by four children, Mrs. Venecia Ruth of Winterset, Homer and Burl See of Peru, and Mrs. Mabel Ransom of Blairstown; a sister, Mrs. Hannah Brown of Longmount, Col.; two brothers, J. H. See of Osceola and C. E. See of Laurens; a half-brother, Madison Brown of Leeds; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday from the Peru Methodist church, in charge of the pastor, the Rev. J. H. Machlen. Burial was made in the Peru cemetery. Pallbearers were the grandsons: Cheryl Ruth, John Stewart, Wendell See, William See, Robert Burns and Wilson Datwyler.

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