GLEED, HENRY, SR. – Dillon, Montana

John Gleed, Sr., who, with his parents lived in the Malad Valley in the late sixties, was buried at Dillon, Montana, Thursday of last week. He was one of Beaverhead County’s best known pioneer residents and a former stockman of the Lima district, passed away at his home in Dillon early Sunday morning. He had been in poor health following a critical illness for two years.

Mr. Gleed was born in England, May 22, 1857, but came to America with his parents when only a boy. He was but 13 years of age when he arrived in Beaverhead County, only a few years after this section of the state was first settled.

Henry came to America with his family from Wales in 1869, settling in Malad City, Idaho. Henry and two of his brothers later moved to Montana. At 21, Henry worked as a Wells Fargo stagecoach driver, and drove between SLC, Utah and Helena, Montana. Later he was a sheep rancher. Henry married twice and had at least three children. Henry died in 1933 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana.

May (Mary) Leigh, 51, and Henry Gleed, 56, were married on 8 July 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Henry was a resident of Dillon, Montana.

Henry’s second wife died before their first wedding anniversary.

During his youth he was employed as a rider on several ranches of the county. While still a young man he became engaged in the livestock business on his own, locating on a ranch near Lima. He became one of the leading ranchers of the southern part of the county, but retired from the business in 1910. In 1914, he came to Dillon, where he had since made his home. He had many friends here and throughout the county to whom news of his death brought sincere grief.

He was a member of Evergreen Lodge No. 45, AF&AM at Lima; Dillon Chapter No. 8 R.A.M., and St. Elmo Commandery No. 7, Knights Templar.

Surviving him are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Emma McDougall of Cheyenne, WY and Mrs. Carl Nebeker of Laketown, ID, and three sons, Henry, Jr. of El Paso, TX; Donnel of Helena and Smith of Lima.

FUNERAL SERVICE
Masonic Temple – Dillon, Montana, under the auspices of the Masonic Fraternity
Rev. Edward Smith of the Butte Methodist Church, formerly a Dillon pastor, officiated
The Masonic Order was in charge of the final rites at the graveside.

Mr. and Mrs. Jedd Jones, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Price attended the funeral. Mr. Gleed was the step father of Mrs. Jones and the brother of Mrs. Price.