Representative Samuel A. Feay View All Years

HON. SAMUEL A. FEAY.

MR. SPEAKER—Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions relative to the life, character and public service of Samuel A. Feay, an honored member of the Thirty-second General Assembly, beg leave to report as follows:

Samuel A. Feay was born at Point Marion, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1852. Of German-Scotch parentage. He died at his home in Rock Rapids, Lyon county, Iowa, February 27, 1909.

At the age of four years he removed with his parents to Clayton county, Iowa, where his childhood and youth were spent on a farm and in attending the country district schools, which were supplemented by attendance of one term at Upper Iowa University at Fayette.

He was married to Sarah F. Gray, February 13, 1879, in the spring of which year he removed to Lyon county, Iowa, where he settled upon a farm which he occupied until the spring of 1892, when he took up his residence in Rock Rapids, where he has since resided.

He served as county auditor of Lyon county, Iowa, for a number of years. Was a member of the school board of Rock Rapids. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and was also connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Yeomen.

He was elected to the Thirty-second General Assembly as a Representative of Lyon county. His record in this session, which is noted for the passage of many conservative reform measures, is one of fidelity and devotion to the interest of his constituents. He was an active advocate of every good cause. With him the interest of the home, school and the church were paramount. His simple life was full of devotion to right thinking and right living and his memory should be an inspiration to those within the circle of his acquaintance.

Resolved: That a transcript of this memorial be furnished to the family of the deceased and a copy thereof be spread upon the Journal of the House.

H. S. BOOMGAARDEN,

G. W. KOONTZ,

C. F. SWIFT,

Committee.