Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1897 — Lemuel Wesley Henkle. [ARTICLE]

Lemuel Wesley Henkle.

In the death of this good and genial old man the ranks of the Old Settlers of Jasper County have suffered a most notable loss. Ho was a man of great natural keeness of mind, and his memory of past events in our early history was clearer and brighter than that of almost any of our old settlers. On those points “Untie Wesley” was almost always a final authority.

He was a high moral character, and though always of a most genial, lively and sociable disposition was always remarkably clean and gentlemanly ill his speech No man of his years was more universally liked and respected. He retained the powers of uis mind and-the attractiveness of his disposition up to the very end, in- a most remarkable degree. He was a kind father, a good citizen and a faithful friend. He was an enthusiastic Odd Fellow, and the earliest surviving member of Iroquois Lodge, with a single exception. The funeral services were held from Trinity M. E. church, Wednesday, at 2 p. m., under the direction of Iroquois Lodge, No. 143.1. O. O. F. The religious services were conducted by Rev. H. M. Middleton. Interment in Weston cemetery. The pall bearers were W. J. Imes, M. L. Spitler, Lucius Strong and James Yeoman, of the lodge, and David Newels and Norman Warner of the old settlers. The funeral was veiy largely attended.