HAYDEN, Henry (1851-1905)

HAYDEN

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Date: 2/9/2010 at 09:36:09

Winterset Reporter – August 31, 1905
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Mr. Henry Hayden, an old and highly respected citizen died at his home in St. Charles today at 12:15. Obituary will appear in next week’s issue. The funeral will occur Saturday at Indianola at eleven a.m.
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Winterset Reporter – September 7, 1905
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Henry Hayden

Henry Hayden was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, Feb. 24, 1851, and died at St. Charles, Aug. 31, 1905. In 1854 he moved with his parents to Winterset, Iowa, where his father was employed as superintendent of the Western Stage Co. for Iowa. Here he lived until 1865 when he went again with his parents to Indianola, Iowa, where he grew to manhood and spent the most of his life.

He received his education in the common schools of Winterset and Indianola and at Blue Bird Seminary, afterwards known as Simpson College.

Mr. Hayden was trained in the school of experience which so ably fitted him for the various public offices which he later filled. As a boy he was a stage driver, later a teamster, and worked on the railroad as a section hand and brakesman. From 1873 to 1877 he was employed as an attendant at the Hospital for the Insane at Independence, Ia. In 1877 he married Miss Alice Funston, of Washington, Ia., a cousin of Colonel Funston of the 20th Kansas Volunteers of the Spanish war. Mr. Hayden served as deputy in the offices of Recorder, Auditor, Treasurer and Clerk of the District Court of Warren county for eighteen years, serving longer as a county official than any other man in Warren county. Furthermore it is said that he filled all these offices so well that not one word of censure has ever been spoken against him. For two years he was assistant cashier in the Warren county bank, when on account of his ability, his honesty and integrity he was secured to become cashier of J. F. Johnston’s bank at St. Charles in 1905, which position he faithfully and ably filled until his untimely death. Henry Hayden was always cheerful, genial and even-tempered. He was a friend to everybody and everybody was his friend. Always ready to help the weak and poor, ready and willing to give advice and counsel to friends in sorrow and trouble. Although his name may not go down in history as a great man, yet his life and work is a shining example of what unselfishness, honesty, integrity and fidelity may accomplish.

The deceased leaves a wife and three sons, Frank and Wert, of Minneapolis, and Mark, of Des Moines, who were at his bedside during his brief illness and death. Also a sister, Addie, and brother Thomas, both living at Memphis, Tenn., who, on account of illness, were not present.

Short services were held at the home at St. Charles Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. F. Graham. The funeral services took place at Indianola Sunday at 10:30 a.m., under the charge of Rev. Rarrick, of St. Charles, and Rev. Brown, of Indianola, followed by a short address by Hon. W. H. Berry. The remains were laid to rest in the Indianola cemetery by Warren Lodge A.F. & A.M., of which he was a member. A large number of friends were present from St. Charles and the large church was filled to pay their last respects to their departed friend.