Senator Ora E. Husted View All Years

ORA E. HUSTED

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Ora E. Husted, begs to submit the following memorial:

Ora E. Husted, the son of Thomas and Mary Susan Husted, was born in Ohio Township, Madison County, Iowa, March 20, 1875, and passed away March 21, 1954, at Winterset, Iowa, at the age of seventy-nine years.

On January 22, 1899, he was united in marriage to Etna E. Kale, and to this union were born four children: Cresley, Des Moines, Iowa; Merrill, Winterset, Iowa; Mrs. Esther Miskey, Los Angeles, California; and Maurice, who passed away at the age of four years.

Mr. Husted received his formal education in the Madison County schools and served on the township school boards for many years. He was a farmer and breeder of purebred livestock. During World War I, he was on the local finance board. He was very active in Hi Y and boys’ club work.

Mr. Husted was a prominent figure in Republican political circles in Madison County. He served as Representative in the Forty-fourth General Assembly and as Senator from the Adair-Madison district in the Forty-fifth, Forty-fifth Extra, Forty-sixth, Forty-sixth Extra, Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth General Assemblies.

He retired in 1950 after having served ten years for the State Tax Commission, during which time he made his home in Des Moines, Iowa.

Mr. Husted was always interested and active in the Methodist Church and served on the church board for over thirty years. He was often called upon to fill the pulpit for pastors of his county and had given Sunday school talks in almost every church in Madison County.

He is survived by his wife, Etna, three children, four grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Belle Brown of Winterset, Iowa.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Fifty-sixth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Ora E. Husted, the people of Madison County and the entire State of Iowa have sustained a great loss and the Senate expresses its appreciation of his character and public service and tenders, by this resolution, its sincere and hearfelt sympathy to his beloved family in their great sorrow and loss.

Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread on the Journal of the Senate, and that the Secretary of the Senate be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the members of the family of the deceased.

LORIN B. SAYRE,

JOHN D. SHOEMAN,

GEORGE E. O'MALLEY,

Committee.

The resolution was unanimously adopted.