Lewis S. Helphrey
Born: March 24, 1858 in Palo Alto Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: April 13, 1933 in Palo Alto Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 197, plot 5
Married: Tilsie Ann Marshall on April 28, 1881
Children: Earl Marshall, Percy Ray, and Ethel Nadine Moore
Parents: Lewis and Ann Maria (Koontz) Helphrey
Family Group Sheet
L. S. HELPHREY DIES HERE TODAY
L. S. Helphrey, 75, Jasper county farmer, died this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at his home southwest of Newton following a five day illness of pneumonia and heart trouble.
Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, Percy of West Concord, Minn. and E. M. Helphrey of Newton and a daughter Mrs. Allen Moore of Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 13, 1933.
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Helphrey Rites To Be Held in Newton Saturday
Funeral services for L. S. Helphrey, 75, Jasper county farmer who died Thursday afternoon, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Methodist Episcopal church in Newton by Dr. L. B. Logan. Interment will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Members of the Palo Alto Grange, of which Mr. Helphrey was a member, will attend the services in a body and will meet at 2:00 o'clock at the Murdoch Funeral home.
Mr. Helphrey is survived by his widow; two sons, Percy of West Concord, Minn., and E. M. of Newton, and a daughter, Mrs. Allen Moore of Newton. ~The Newton Daily News, April 14, 1933.
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HOLD HELPHREY RITES SATURDAY
Palo Alto Grange Members Conduct
Graveside Rites at Sugar Grove Cemetery
Funeral rites for L. S. Helphrey, 75, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Methodist Episcopal church by the pastor, Dr. L. B. Logan.
Music for the service was furnished by a quartet composed of Mrs. William Ainsworth, Mrs. James Dodge, Mrs. Ray Whittaker, and Mrs. E. C. Hoffman with Mrs. George Walker as accompanist. They sang "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and "Down the River of Time."
Interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery, with members of the Palo Alto Grange in charge of the graveside rites. State Master Ralph Smith, member of Sugar Grove Grange, acted as chaplain for these services. Those serving as pallbearers were Harold Marshall, Vernon Brock of Prairie City, William Marshall, Charles Hickman, William Aillaud of Laurel, and Harold Aillaud of Des Moines.
From Out of Town
Among those attending the services from out-of-town were Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Helphrey of West Concord, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Coker of Nevada, Mr. and Mrs. Will Wasson of Brooklyn, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Apgar of Centerville, Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Aillaud of Des Moines, and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Darling of Pleasantville.
Lewis S. Helphrey, son of Lewis and Maria Helphrey, was born in Palo Alto Township, 4 1/2 miles southwest of Newton, March 24, 1858, and died April 13, 1933, at the age of 75 years and 29 days, on the farm where he was born and resided all his life.
He was united in marriage to Miss Tilsie Marshall, April 28, 1881, to which union were born three children, two sons and one daughter.
Mr. Helphrey was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Miss Ellen Helphrey and Mrs. W. J. Ramsay, one brother, J. B. Helphrey and one grand-daughter, Mrs. J. Harold Russell.
Surviving Relatives
He is survived by his widow; two sons, Percy of West Concord, Minn., and E. M. of Newton, and a daughter, Mrs. W. A. Moore of Newton; two sisters, Mrs. C. W. Aillaud of Newton, and Mrs. C. G. Houck of Couer d' Alene, Idaho and one brother, W. D. Helphrey, also of Couer d' Alene, Idaho and five grand-children, William and LeRoy Helphrey and Francis, Mozelle and Darlene Moore.
Mr. Helphrey was a member of Palo Alto Grange, having filled the most important offices in the Order. He was greatly interested in the activities of the Grange, both county, state and national, was serving at the time of his death on the legislative committee. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 17, 1933.
Tilsie Ann (Marshall) Helphrey
Born: December 24, 1861 at New Lexington, Perry Co., Ohio
Died: February 4, 1939 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 197, plot 6
Married: Lewis Helphrey on April 28, 1881 in Jasper Co., Iowa. See wedding write up
Children: See Lewis S. Helphrey
Parents: Emery and Mary (Bone) Marshall
MARRIED
HELPHREY - MARSHALL - At the residence of the bride's parents, Thursday evening, April 28th, 1881, by Rev. W. G. Thorn, Mr. Lewis S. Helphrey to Miss Tilsiah Marshall. All of Jasper county. ~ The Journal (Newton, Iowa) May 5, 1881.
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Woman Dies at 77 Years
Mrs. Lewis S. Helphrey, 77, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Allen Moore, Saturday where she had been ill since suffering a stroke and heart attack on Thursday morning.
Funeral services will be conducted at the First Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. George Def. Fisher in Charge. Interment will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Tilsie Ann Marshall, daughter of Emery and Mary Marshall, was born Dec. 24, 1861 at New Lexington, Perry county, Ohio. She was born and lived in a log cabin there and came to Jasper county in 1875. She was united in marriage to Lewis S. Helphrey on April 28, 1881 and moved on a farm 4 1/2 miles southwest of Newton. They resided there for 52 years until Mr. Helphrey's death in 1933. A son, Earl M., also died in 1933.
She is survived by a son, Percy Ray and a daughter, Mrs. Allen Moore, both of Newton, two sisters, Mrs. George Brock of Prairie City and Mrs. Sarah Hickman of Newton and two brothers, S. S. Marshall and C. O. Marshall, both of Newton. She is also survived by five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
A member of the Palo Alto grange and Three Quarter Century club of The Newton Daily News and Jasper County Record, she also attended the Presbyterian church. ~ Newton Daily News, February 6, 1939.