Funeral of Lee Henegar 1933 in South Dakota
Few men in Brule County were better known than Lee Henegar.He had lived here for fifty years and at some time made all three towns of the county his home.Having been a candidate for office many times, he became acquainted with everyone in the country, and everybody liked him.
Son of sturdy pioneer parents, Lee L. Henegar was one of a family of 9 boys and 7 girls.He was born at New Diggings, Wisconsin on February 14, 1871.His body was consigned to the earth from which it came on the 62nd anniversary of his birth.
Lee was a lad of 12 years when his parents moved to the territory of Dakota to establish a new home in the West.It was the spring of 1883 when the family located on a homestead in Red Lake Township, south of Pukwana, and where they continued to live for many years.There Lee grew up to young manhood and when 23 years of age he was appointed Deputy sheriff by the then Sheriff of Brule County, James Morgan.
After serving out his deputyship, Lee and his brother Frank obtained the stage line that operated between Chamberlain and Old __stalia, a town some 52 miles south, in Charles Mix county.Stage driving itself was an undertaking that forestalled any but the strongest men.They must be good horsemen, courageous, ready for any emergency, yet dourteous to their patrons.He fully measured up to these qualifications.
Lee was elected county auditor of Brule County in 1896, was re-elected two years later, serving the county well for two terms.For the next four years we find him deputy county treasurer under the then treasurer, Joe Stocks.
Two years later he was candidate for county treasurer, was elected and re-elected for a second term.Few men have a longer or more efficient record as a county official.
In 1911 he undertook the comparatively new business of operating a picture show in Kimball, which he sold within a year and moved his family to Mitchell, where they lived for 12 years, returning to Chamberlain in 1924.Their home has been here since that time, and for the past several years Lee has been city auditor, which position he held at the time of his death.
On June 24, 1896, Lee was married to Harriet E. Dent, daughter of another well known pioneer couple, Wilson and Laura Dent.Two children were born to this union, Russell D. Henegar, now of Sioux Falls, and Eileen, at home, who with the wife and mother survive our departed brother.There are two grandchildren, Doris Louise and Dale Le Roy Henegar."Hattie Dent" was my aunt.Sandra Boudrou
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Sandy Boudrou 10/13/08