Lansdowne, Hiram A. 1895-1979

LANSDOWNE, SMITH

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke--Volunteer
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:33

Source: Hawarden Independent (1-10-1980)

Born: June 29, 1895
Died: December 30, 1979

Hiram A. Lansdowne, 84, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, and most recently of Gayville, South Dakota, died Sunday afternoon, December 30 at the home of his son, Hal, rural Gayville. Services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Dow Funeral Home at Hawarden with the Reverend W.M. Bloodworth officiating. Burial was in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. There were military graveside rites.

Mr. Lansdowne was born June 29, 1895, in Douglas County, Kansas. He married Marie S. Smith June 30, 1928. She died in 1935. He farmed for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I from 1918 to 1919.

Survivors include two sons, Hal of Gayville and John of Ely, Oregon, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John (Sarah) Ervin of Hawarden and Mrs. Mae Middleton of Parsons, Kansas, and four brothers.