Heald, Amasa Reed 1829-1916

HEALD, HOWE, WHEELER, WILLIAMS

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Date: 6/29/2011 at 09:24:54

The Grinnell Herald; Oct. 13, 1916

OBITUARY.

AMASA REED HEALD.

Amasa Reed Heald was born in Sumner, Me., June 14, 1829, and died at his home in Grinnell, Oct. 9, 1916. He spent his early life on a New England farm, where he attended the common school and for a short time a neighboring academy.

In 1852 he went to California by way of the Isthmus and 12 years were spent in mining there. On July 18, 1861, while on a visit to Maine, he was united in marriage to Julia Prentiss Howe. To them wre born twelve children, eight of whom are living, one daughter and three sons having preceded him in death.

In 1864 he returned to Maine, but in a short time started for the west again, this time settling in Iowa, where he has since lived, 16 years in Chester, and since 1882 in Grinnell. For a number of years he was in the flour and feed business in Grinnell.

Of his eight brothers and two sisters only two survive him, John Heald of West Sumner, Me., and Charles Byron Heald of San Dimas, Cal.

The funeral services were held at the house, Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Professor Charles Noble. The pallbearers were A.C. Williams of Campbell, Cal., a cousin of the deceased, Henry Sherman of Chester, Dr. E.C. Bliss, J.P. Lyman, Charles Booknau and L.W. Taylor. Music was furnished by a quartet composed of C.B. Van Ausdall, Miss Helen Thomson, Miss Stella Bartlett and Willis H. Wheelock.

The children who were present at the funeral were, Ernest Heald of Anderson, Ind., Herbert C. Heald of South Haven, Mich., and Mrs. Alice H. Wheeler and daughter Julia of this city. Harry H. Heald and Mary C. Heald of Belfry, Mont., and George M. Heald, Walter Heald and Edward P. Heald of Cody, Wyo., were unable to be present.

Mr. Heald was stricken with the paralysis which caused his death while visiting his children in Montana and Wyoming this past summer.

He united with the Chester Congregational church in the early seventies, during the pastorate of Rev. George H. White, whom he greatly loved and admired, and was loyal to that church even after transferring his membership to the Grinnell Congregational church.