Harold Emery HORSLEY
- Born: 26 Jul 1910, Jerauld Co., SD, USA 2
- Married: 29 May 1937, Jerauld Co., SD, USA 1
- Died: 23 Dec 2007, Wessington Springs, Jerauld, SD, USA 2
- Buried: Hope Cemetery, Wessington Springs, Jerauld, SD, USA 3
 Research Notes:
"...Harold E. Horsley was born July 26, 1910, to Emery and Catherine (Davis) Horsley in Jerauld County. He lived in Jerauld County except for a few years when he lived in the Okaton-Murdo area.
On May 29, 1937, he married Mable Linn. He farmed until 1957 when they moved to Piedmont. He worked at Metz Baking Co. in Rapid City until 1975 when he retired from the bakery and started helping his wife deliver mail. In 1989 they moved back to Wessington Springs. In 2005 he joined his wife at Weskota Manor.
He was a 4-H leader for more than 25 years, a member of the Piedmont volunteer fire department, and both the Piedmont and Wessington Springs senior centers. He enjoyed playing cards, hunting and playing bingo.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Leroy of Wessington Springs and his fiancé, Ruth Nightengale of White Lake; two daughters, Phyllis (Richard) Klueber of Box Elder and Maxine (Brent) Tofflemire of Lawson, Colo.; eleven grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Fern Walker of Sioux Falls and Helen Patton of Wessington Springs; and a brother, Gerald.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, a daughter-in-law, a grandson and a great-grandson.
Plainsman Dec 27, 2007." 3
Marriage Information:
Harold married Mabel Laverne LINN, daughter of Paul LINN and Pearl Elizabeth GREEN, on 29 May 1937 in Jerauld Co., SD, USA 1. (Mabel Laverne LINN was born on 13 Apr 1916 in Jerauld Co., SD, USA 2 and died on 5 Oct 2010 in Wessington Springs, Jerauld, SD, USA 2.)
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