Harry C. Lockard
Feb. 3, 1880*-Feb. 23, 1933
Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 24, 1933, Page 1. col. 7, cont. page 5, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
H.C. Lockard, Treasurer of Niles, Is Dead
Harry C. Lockard, city treasurer of Niles, died suddenly last evening at 10:30 in his home, 329 Pokagon street. Mr. Lockard became ill on Thursday while at the city hall engaged in his work and went home. He had since been confined to his bed but his condition was not regarded as serious.
[His wife] was in Grand Rapids for a few days on account of the illness of her aunt, Mrs. D.c. Hunter, a sister of her mother, deceased, and when apprized of Mr. Lockard's illness she returned home yesterday. Last evening Mr. Lockard had callers but about 8 o'clock he became alarmingly ill and sank rapidly. The immediate cause of death was heart disease.
Mr. Lockard was a native of London, Ont. When a youth he left London and went to Chicago where he entered the employ of the National Printing and Engraving company as a lithograph feeder. When the plant was moved to Niles, or about 28 years ago, he was among the employes transferred to Niles and he had since lived here. A few years after coming to Niles he entered the employ of Geo. E. Calvin as a clerk in the Calvin Bros., shoe store and continued to work for Mr. Calvin for 21 years. In 1929 Mr. Lockard was elected to the office of city treasurer for a term of two years and in April, 1932, was reelected for a second term.
Mr. Lockard was married in Niles to Evelyn Schmidt on Aug. 7, 1907, who survive [sic] him. She was a daughter of Charles Schmidt, a former city treasurer and Niles business man. Besides the widow he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Katheryn Lockard Bolster, wife of Donald Bolster of Buchanan, and Virginia Lockard, at home and a Niles high school student, also by his mother, Mrs. Albert L. Lockard, of London, Ont., and by the following brothers and sisters, Wilbert Lockard of Detroit, Albert of Toronto, Orville, London, Ont., Ralph, of Flint, Mrs. Mabel Kinney of Detroit, Mrs. Florence Smith of Toronto, Alice of Snellgrove, Ont.,and Eva and Shirley Lockard of London.
Mr. Lockard was a member of the various fraternities of the Masonic order in the city and held offices in them. The organizations to which he belonged and the offices he held at the time of his death were as follows: Niles Commandery, Knights Templar, recorder; Niles Council, No. 19, R. and S.M., recorder; St. Joseph Valley Lodge, No. 4, F. and A.M., past worshipful master. He had served the latter fraternity as worshipful master for two terms.
Mr. Lockard was a past patron of Niles chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and was "Dad" of the Niles chapter of DeMolay. As "Dad" of the chapter of DeMolay he had been given the Crown of Honor, the highest honor for a DeMolay in recognition for distinguished service for DeMolay.
The funeral services will be held in the home on Monday afternoon at 2:30, and will be under Masonic auspices. The Rev. G.W. Simon, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will be the officiating minister. The committal will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 27, 1933, Page 4. col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
Masonic funeral services are being held this afternoon for Harry C. Lockard, Niles city treasurer, who died suddenly on Friday evening. The Rev. G.W. Simon, pastor of the Presbyterian church of which he was a member, was officiating minister. Members of Niles Commandery, No. 12, Knights Templar, acted as pallbearers and escort to the body. Honorary pallbearers were chosen from the Niles chapter of DeMolay of which Mr. Lockard was the "Dad." The committal service, held in Silverbrook cemetery, was in charge of officers of St. Joseph Valley lodge, No. 4, F. & A.M. The active pallbearers were V.M. Taggett, A.G. Stone, Ollie Blackmond of Dowagiac, Paul Thayer, C.S. Quimby and Lewis Krell. The honorary pallbearers were Lee Babcock, Dorwin Starke, Robert Ames, Carl Trattles, Robert Woodbridge and George Cooper. Mayor W.H. Corbett, the city council and other city officials, and the board of public works attended the services in a body. Among those from out of the city who attended the services were Mr. Lockhard's mother, Mrs. Albert Lockard of London, Ont., Wilber Lockard, and Mrs. Mabel Kinney of Detroit, Albert Lockard of Toronto, brothers and sisters of Mr. Lockard, also Mrs. Wilbert Lockard and D.C. Hunter, the latter of Grand Rapids.
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