Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-03-26
IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SERVICE
Monday Afternoon at Baptist Church.
Catl ettsburg Press, March 70.

lyree, VINO so noDly lOst MS lie In
the waters of Big Sandy, were
assembled Monday afternoon to do
him honor at the Baptist church.
The church was very appropriately
and handsomely decorated by the
ladies of the church.
The following order of service
was carried out:
Song-"Going Down the Valley
One By One"
Prayer-Rev. Ramey.
Song-'1ead Kindly Light"
Reading Lesson-Rev. Erickson.
Prayer-Rev. Rifle.
Song-"Shall See Thee Face TO
Face"
Talk-Rev. Pierce.
Prayer-Rev. Akers.
Song Sometime Well Under
stand"
Benediction-Rev. Ramey.
The male quartette composed of
Messrs. torgey, Pennington, John
| Ramey and Mahood with Miss Maud
Marcum at the organ furnished the
music. The music was very beau
tifully and impressively rendered.
The songs were the favorites of the
deceased.
MIR. Frank Tyree was born in
Letcher county, Kentucky, near
Whitesburg, Jan. 90, 1871. His
parents moved to Cannonsburg in
] $50, and from there to Huntington.
w. Va, in 1884, at which place bis
mother died, and she is buried in
the Catlettsburg Cemetry From
Huntington the family moved to
Ceredo where his father still resides.
He was married Sept. 3, 1898, to
Miss Maggie Il. Hutchison, daugh
ter of Rev. |. B. Hutchison. lie
lost his life III the noble effort to
save that of companion in distress.
AS husband Mr.. Tyree was loving
and tender; as "A citizen he was pub
lie spirited; as a benefactor ne was
! generous,
Those who knew Mr.. Tyree loved
i him well. He never seemed to he
discouraged. His beaming counter
ance and light heart shed gladness
and encouragement everywhere.
While III the water struggling he
was so cheerful and encouraged his
companion in his distress. Those
who were associated with him can
never forget his little kindnesses.
While going up the Big Sandy
division Of the c. ~ O. Railway one
day, he saw poor woman i'm want.
He Immediately went through the
cars and asked his friends to give a
helping hand to the woman in dis
tress; they responded and he left a
neat sum of money in the hands of
the conductor for the woman-he
was too modest in his generosity to
give it to her himself Many can
recall his deeds Of charity.
Mr.. Tyree took great interest in
church work. He was liberal in his
contributions and took an active
part in the work of the church He
loved to see the children have good
time and so he enjoyed Sabbath
School work. He taught a Bible
class of young men in the Hampton
Baptist church and occasionally
taught in the Hampton Presbyterian
Sabbath School. His mind was
bent decidedly toward spiritual
things. A drummer told of this
interview with Mr.. Tyree while
travelling on the road few days
before his death. Mr.. Tyree refer.
red to the carelessness and indiffer-
ence of drummers toward spiritual
things. His companions asked him
if be ever prayed and tried
TO live different life. Mr..
Tyree replied that he did. While
on the road Of late he would attend
church on the Sabbath and also
Sabbath School and did no business
on the Sabbath. lie would ask his
travelling friends to attend church
with him. IL carried with him i'm
his travels the Sabbath School pa-
pers. On his last trip he gave one
OF his papers TO person at Salyers.
vile asking her to live a good life
and attend Sunday School. Ills last
Sunday on earth was spent in Pres
tonsburg, where he attended church
and Sunday School. While Mr..
Tyree did not connect himself with
any church yet he made a public
confession.
Mr.. Tyree was a member of the
Masonic order and took a great in
terest in the fraternity and believed
in the tenets of the order. He was
also member of the order of the