Vancleave - Henry D. - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Henry D. VanCleave, about 68, attorney here for many years, died at his home, 615 S. Washington St, Thursday morning at 9;30 o'clock. The deceased had been in ill health for many months. Mr. VanCleave was the son of Aaron and Elizabeth VanCleave. He was marr. on March 27, 1900 to Clara Alice Bailey, who is the only close survivor. Previous to being admitted to the bar nearly 40 years ago, Mr. VanCleave was a school teacher. For a number of years he was a law partner of Arthur McGaughey but since April 1930, he had bene a partner of Thomas O'Connor in the law firm of VanCleave & O'Connor. The deceased was prominent in Republican party politics and was the candidate of his party for the office of judge in the Montgomery Circuit Court in 1922 but was not successful. He was a prominent member of the Masonic and Ben Hur organizations. He had been active for many years in the Christian Science Church. The funeral services for Mr. VanCleave will be conducted at the Masonic Temple Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in charge of the Christian Science Church. - kbz

Henry D. VanCleave died at his home in Crawfordsville on Thursday last. He was the son of Aaron and Elizabeth VanCleave and was born at Bluff Mills sixty-eight years ago. In his young manhood he taught school and later became an attorney. He was a candidate for judge on the republican ticket in 1922. He is survived by his wife. Crawfordsville Journal & Review, Saturday, Jan 10, 1931 The following resolutions which mourn the passing of Henry D. VanCleave, Crawfordsville attorney were today passed by the Montgomery County Bar Association of which Mr. VanCleave was a member for many years. The resolutions as prepared by a special committee from the association follow: Whereas, Henry D. VanCleave has been called in death therefore we, the undersigned members of your committee appointed to draft and present suitable resolutions hereby respectfully submit the following: Henry D. VanCleave, was born in Brown Township, Montgomery County Indiana near Deer's Mill and his boyhood was spent in that vicinity, where he attended the District School and later attended Ladoga Normal School and was a teacher in the common schools of Montgomery and Parke Counties for some years. He studied law while teaching school and was also engaged in business in the town of Wingate for a time; he was admitted to the Montgomery County Bar, Feb 8, 1883, and was continuously engaged in the practice of law since that time, being associated with Walter D. Jones; George D. Hurley; George W. Paul; Clinton B. Marshall. Arthur McGaughey & Thomas E. O'Connor. He was the candidate of his party for Judge of Montgomery Circuit Court in 1920 and was county attorney for six years, 1920-1925. he has no near relatives surviving, except nephews and nieces, all the members of his immediate family having preceded him in death. He was married on March 27, 19000 to Clara Alice Bailey of this city, who survives him and this resolution would not be complete without especial mention of his home life, since his marriage he has enjoyed a perfect home, filled with complete harmony and understanding and here it was that while not engaged in his professional duties he never failed to enjoy his leisure hours, and here his happiest moments were spent. His home was his shrine in which he worshiped. He was an extensive reader and enjoyed conversing with his many friends about the things he had read and his interpretation of his reading was always interesting and instructive and probably his strongest trait of character was his love for his friends and his desire to associate with them in friendliness and he was never more at ease than when around a campfire in the woods with a few selected friends. he was a great lover of nature, and saw much profit in what the great out of doors revealed to him. He was a deep student of the law and during his many years of active practice was engaged in many important trials of the Bar and in the surrounding counties, and was always courteous and considerate with fellow members of the Bar and labored faithfully in the interest of his clients. he was always ambitious for the higher and better things in life and was governed by a spirit of equity and justice in his dealings with his fellow men and his example is worthy of the emulation of all men and especially the lawyer. Therefore, be it resolved by the members of the Montgomery County bar that we hereby tender to his bereaved wife, our heartfelt sympathy and commend the studious, cheerful character, quiet religious life and love of home and friends as a shining example to all men, and be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Montgomery Circuit Court and a copy furnished the Journal-Review and copy handed the wife of the deceased. Thomas E. O'Connor; Arthur McGaughey; Dumont Kennedy, Committee. - kbz