Child, Wallace D. 1888-1920

CHILD, ARMSTRONG

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 7/4/2011 at 17:48:39

The Grinnell Herald (Grinnell, Iowa) Feb.10, 1920

GRINNELL MOURNS HIM
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Wallace D. Child Dies After Illness of Ten Days from Pneumonia.
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ONE OF CITY'S ABLEST YOUNG BUSINESS MEN
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Was a Member of Firm of Stone & Child--Deeply Mourned by Whole Community.
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Many hearts in Grinnell were saddened Sunday by the announcement that genial, whole hearted Wallace Child had succumbed to the illness against which he had been making a brave fight for life. He passed away at his home on Ninth avenue at 11:30 o'clock Sunday morning, of pneumonia after an illness of ten days.

Wallace Dudley Child was born in Grinnell December 15, 1888, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Child. He grew to manhood in Grinnell, attended the Grinnell schools and graduated from the high school here in 1907. After graduation he worked in J.A. Stone's dry goods store and then went to Nevada to accept a position in the Banks & Button dry goods store. Here he remained for five or six years, resigning to enter the employ of the People's Savings Bank of Nevada, where he speedily became assistant cashier.

He returned to Grinnell in March, 1918, to become assistant cashier of the Grinnell Savings Bank, a postion which he held until March 1, 1919, when he secured an interest in the business in which he had begun his active career, forming a partnership with J.A. Stone under the firm name of Stone & Child. He was actively engaged in this business when stricken by his fatal illness.

Oct. 21, 1914, Mr. Child was married to Dawley Armstrong, and their home has been one of ideal happiness. He leaves to mourn his loss his devoted wife, his father and his brother Carl, many relatives and hosts of friends.

Mr. Child was a young business man of the best type. He looked at things in a big way. He had industry, ability and business foresight and possessed the personality which drew friends to him naturally. The expression has been used many times of him that he had no enemies and it could as truly be said of him as it could be said of any man.

All Grinnell grieves in this untimely interruption of a useful and helpful life, and universal sympathy is extended to the bereaved family in this hour of sorrow.

Mr. Child was a member of the Masonic and Elk Lodges and the Knights of Pythias.

Funeral services were held from the home at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, conducted by Rev. E.W. Cross. The funeral was private on account of the nature of the disease.