Monterey-San Benito County CA Archives Obituaries.....Henry, George Philip May 11, 1950 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Steve Harrison raleighwood@juno.com April 27, 2008, 11:08 am The Rustler-Herald, May 18, 1950 “ONE OF EARLIEST LOCAL CITIZENS, G. P. HENRY BURIED SATURDAY Another of the community’s builders has passed away. George P. Henry died Thursday evening, May 11, in Caldwell Rest Home, Paso Robles, where he had lived the past three years. Because of failing health since 1947, when he suffered a paralytic stroke, Mr. Henry’s death was not entirely unexpected. Death was attributed to pneumonia. Mr. Henry had come to King City from Paso Robles in November, 1892. Civic- minded, he later joined in projects to forward the growth of the town which numbered around 250 persons when he first saw it. He was a member of the first city council in 1911, he served on the first board of grammar school trustees, and for 26 years was a director in Monterey Trust & Savings Bank. He was the last survivor of the original Southern Pacific Milling Co., the concern which employed him for a year in Paso Robles prior to his move to King City and for which he worked until his retirement a few years ago. Fraternally, Mr. Henry had been a member of Santa Lucia Lodge, F. & A. M. for 48 years and had served as master three separate times and many times as acting master. He was the first patron of LaPosa Chapter, O.E.S., in 1909, and a charter member. In 1918 he joined the Elks Club at Salinas. The deceased was born in San Jose on Aug. 31, 1867 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Henry, ranchers. In 1871 the family moved to Hollister to farm and the young George received his education in the city school and in Oakland business college. In 1890 he came to King City but the work he was to do failed to materialize and he returned home. The next year he claimed as his bride Miss Minnie Harrison of Hernandez Valley. To them four children were born, all of whom survive their father – Mrs. Henry passed away in 1941. The children are Mrs. Phyllis Gleason and Mr. Harold Henry, King City; Mrs. Ethel Bastedo, Pacific Grove, and Mr. Wayne Henry of Van Nuys. There are two grandchildren, Doris Henry, King City, and Mrs. Dorothy Sharkey of Monterey. The funeral service was conducted in Grim’s Funeral Chapel Saturday afternoon [May 13] under the auspices of Santa Lucia Lodge with Porter S. Young the acting master and the Rev. J. O. Richmond the acting chaplain. Mr. Richmond delivered the eulogy. Forty members of the lodge were present to pay last tribute to a loyal and staunch member, and the pallbearers, all fellow lodge members, were J. A. Carlson, L. E. Webb, I.J. Watts, Arnold Few, Harold Eade and James Johnsen. During the service John Taylor sand “Nearer My God to Thee” and “The Old Rugged Cross,” and was accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Ree C. Grim. Interment followed in King City cemetery.” END Additional Comments: “The Rustler-Herald” (King City, California). May 18, 1950 (Thursday). Page 1, column 5 and continued on page 8, column 3. George Philip Henry (G. P. Henry) was the son of Philip Henry and Harriet Ann (Oliver) Henry. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/monterey/obits/h/henry3640gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb