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Harry Ellis Amidon

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Harry Ellis Amidon

Birth
Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, USA
Death
18 Feb 1932 (aged 39)
Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Harry E. Amidon, formerly of Toledo, son of Mrs. Hattie M. Amidon, and the brother of Miss Henriette Amidon, assistant in the office of The Toledo Chronicle, died suddenly Saturday morning at his home in Ida Grove. The death of Mr. Amidon, who was 39 years of age, occurred at his home following a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill only a short time before he died. When he arose in the morning he complained of a severe headache and pain in one leg, but had apparently been in good health until that time. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church and were conducted by the Rev. G.W. Dunn, pastor of the church. Music was furnished by a mixed quartet and the members were Mrs. Vierle McClow, Miss Persis Babcock, Bruce Gemmill and Roy Lohman. Casket bearers were Leonard Hughes, Kent Gould, Harry Stutzman, Grover Koons, Richard Sacquety, and William Young. Flowers were cared for by Mrs. C.C. Crawford and Mrs. E.D. Hemphill. Interment was in the Ida Grove cemetery. Harry E. Amidon. son of Mrs. Hattie M. Amidon, was born July 7, 1892. He grew to manhood in Tama county and attended the Toledo schools and Koester School of Decorating and Window Trimming, in Chicago. He was united in marriage with Miss Cora Irene Jenks in 1915, and to this union were born four children. They are Richard, 16, Virginia, 14, Robert, 12, and Georgiana, 9. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Amidon made their home in Manson for three years, and at Toledo and moved to Ida Grove about ten years ago. Mr. Amidon was employed in the Fish clothing store until December, 1930, when the store closed. Since early in August he had been employed at the White Eagle Oil station. Surviving the deceased are his wife and four children, his mother, Mrs. Amidon, of Toledo; four sisters, Mrs. Charles L. Galey, Miss Hester and Miss Harriette, of Chicago, and Miss Henriette, of Toledo. Three brothers survive as follows: Herbert, of Illinois; Hollis, of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Horace, a student at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. A sister, Mrs. Hazel Wilson, preceded him in death eight years ago. He also leaves many other relatives and friends. Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mrs. Amidon and daughter, Miss Henriette, of Toledo, the Misses Hester and Harriette Amidon, of Chicago, Horace Amidon, of Iowa City, Miss Georgiana Jenks, of Toledo, Prof. and Mrs. M.P. Cleghorn, of Ames, and Harry Jenks, of Gilman.
Harry E. Amidon, formerly of Toledo, son of Mrs. Hattie M. Amidon, and the brother of Miss Henriette Amidon, assistant in the office of The Toledo Chronicle, died suddenly Saturday morning at his home in Ida Grove. The death of Mr. Amidon, who was 39 years of age, occurred at his home following a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill only a short time before he died. When he arose in the morning he complained of a severe headache and pain in one leg, but had apparently been in good health until that time. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church and were conducted by the Rev. G.W. Dunn, pastor of the church. Music was furnished by a mixed quartet and the members were Mrs. Vierle McClow, Miss Persis Babcock, Bruce Gemmill and Roy Lohman. Casket bearers were Leonard Hughes, Kent Gould, Harry Stutzman, Grover Koons, Richard Sacquety, and William Young. Flowers were cared for by Mrs. C.C. Crawford and Mrs. E.D. Hemphill. Interment was in the Ida Grove cemetery. Harry E. Amidon. son of Mrs. Hattie M. Amidon, was born July 7, 1892. He grew to manhood in Tama county and attended the Toledo schools and Koester School of Decorating and Window Trimming, in Chicago. He was united in marriage with Miss Cora Irene Jenks in 1915, and to this union were born four children. They are Richard, 16, Virginia, 14, Robert, 12, and Georgiana, 9. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Amidon made their home in Manson for three years, and at Toledo and moved to Ida Grove about ten years ago. Mr. Amidon was employed in the Fish clothing store until December, 1930, when the store closed. Since early in August he had been employed at the White Eagle Oil station. Surviving the deceased are his wife and four children, his mother, Mrs. Amidon, of Toledo; four sisters, Mrs. Charles L. Galey, Miss Hester and Miss Harriette, of Chicago, and Miss Henriette, of Toledo. Three brothers survive as follows: Herbert, of Illinois; Hollis, of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Horace, a student at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. A sister, Mrs. Hazel Wilson, preceded him in death eight years ago. He also leaves many other relatives and friends. Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mrs. Amidon and daughter, Miss Henriette, of Toledo, the Misses Hester and Harriette Amidon, of Chicago, Horace Amidon, of Iowa City, Miss Georgiana Jenks, of Toledo, Prof. and Mrs. M.P. Cleghorn, of Ames, and Harry Jenks, of Gilman.


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