Harry Lee Huddlestun (1866-1936)

HUDDLESTUN, GEORGE, BURNETT, MELVIN, HANDLEY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal January 20, 1936 (page 1)

HARRY HUDDLESTUN DIED HERE SUNDAY

FUNERAL SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY AT 2:00, BURIAL HERE

H. L. Huddlestun, 69, died at his home, 634 Seventh street, Sunday at 2:30 p. m. after an illness of about three weeks, during which time he had suffered from heart complications.

Death came very sudden and unexpectedly. Collapsing while in the bath room where he had been helped by the nurse, he was assisted back to his bed where he died while the family of his daughter and various friends were hastening to his bedside.

While his health had been noticeably failing for several months he had been confined to his bed and under the care of a physician and nurse for only three weeks preceding his death, and seemed to be improving slowly. He had been able to be up for brief periods for a few days preceding his death.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 at the Methodist Episcopal church of which he was a lifelong member. Burial will be in the family lot in the Nevada cemetery by the side of the only son Glen Huddlestun, who died in France during the World war.

Nevada lodge No. 99 A. F. and A. M. of which he was a member will participate in the service.

Harry L. Huddlestun was born November 8, 1866, at Farmer City, Illinois, a son of Charles and Catherine Huddlestun. The mother died when Harry was a babe of three months.

Raised in that community, he was married on January 10, 1894 to Miss Daisy A. George, who with the one daughter survives him. On the same day in Farmer City another couple, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harlan, was married and in March of same year. Mr. and Mrs. Huddlestun and Mr. and Mrs. Harlan loaded their worldly effects in one car and shipped out to Iowa. Unloading at St. Anthony the Harlans settled near that Marshall county town, while the Huddlestuns came mover into Story county and located on a farm belonging to D. C. Maloney, southwest of Zearing.

Mr. Huddlesun operated this farm for two years and then purchased and located on the "home" farm eight miles north of Nevada which he owned at the time of his death and which is occupied by the family of the only daughter, Mrs. R. J. Burnette and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Huddlestun retired from the farm and moved into Nevada in 1914 and since that time the family home has been at 634 Seventh street.

For several years Mr. Huddleston served as a deputy sheriff and jail bailiff at the court house and he enjoyed a wide and favorable acquaintance over the county.

The only son volunteered in the U. S. army at the time the United States, entered the war and died while in camp in France February 14, 1919. The body was finally brought back and was interred in the Nevada cemetery with appropriate military ceremonies in June of 1921.

Besides his wife he leaves on daughter Mrs. Greta Barnette, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Another who will deeply mourn his passing will be Mrs. Gertrude Chrisman-Miller, who made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Huddlestun for a number of years. He also leaves a brother Frank A. Huddlestun of Webster City, a half brother Bascom Huddlestun of Webster City and half sisters Mrs. Amy Melvin of Belmond and Mrs. Letta Handley of Stafford, Kansas.

Mr. Huddlestun had long been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was affiliated with the Masonic, the Eastern Star and Knights of Pythias lodges.

Mr. Huddlestun was a man ever kindly and thoughtful in his attentions to members of his family, neighbors and friends and his time and facilities were always at the disposal of others.

Devoted to his home and family, his life had been one useful to the community and he will long be kindly remembered by those who were favored with his acquaintance.