Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-07

erty. Eight children have blessed
this union, namely: George (age
22), Annie, Beth, Jennie, Shirley,
Marie, Mildred and John Jr., the
last named being 19 months old.
Besides the griefstricken widow and
orphaned children, the deceased is
survived by his father, now eighty
years old, who lives at Los Angeles,
CAL. by four brothers and two sis
ters-William Andrews, of Tabor,
Ia; Mrs. Jennie Smith, of Glen
wood; Walter D. Andrews, Of Min
neapolis; Mrs. Della Carlson, of
Los Angeles, CAL; Melvin and Eve
rctt Andrews, of Raleigh, N. c.
and large number Of other rela-
tives.
The funeral occurred Thursday
afternoon, Aug. l. Services were
held on the lawn at the residence at
four 'clock. Rev. Gray of Paynes-
Vile officiated, and mixed quar-
tet led by Prof. Lockerty of the
Paynesville High school rendered
some appropriate selections. The
intermcnt took place in the Bur-
bank cemetery, where the casket
was placed in a concrete vault,
which had been provided under the
direction of the brother, W. D. An
drews. The latter, with wife, and
the Smiths of Glenwood, were the
only members of the family living
at distance to be present at the
obsequies.
In the passing Of John S. An
dreWs the community mourns an
exemplary citizen, a true and big
hearted friend, and feels deep SYM
pathy for the l3ved ones who are
bereft of true and kind husband
and father. The editor of the
Tribune, who at one time attended
a school taught by the deceased,
will always remember with graft
tude incidents of those school days
when the kind but firm action of
the teacher proved his interest in
the welfare of his pupil beyond
the merely intellectual. The Trib-
une has collected tributes to the
memory of the departed from such
as knew him we'll, which are giver
herewith:
DR.. Christian johnson. Mr.. Johr
S. Andrews, whose earl y demise VIC
all mourn, was in a marked degret
a manly man and an ideal Ameri
can citizen. He exemplified supe
rior moral and intellectual qualitie:
with true democratic simplicity
< The longer one knew Mr.. Andrew:
> the better one liked him. The
l community sustains a real loss II
: his untimely death.
al Harold Swenson. .-Deat tn, the
A kind old nurse, has removed from
: among the living John Shirley An
drews after most useful and ex
. emplary life of 81 years duration
f But this life was more than com
S mon one; it was more like the idea
e life. His life was a blameless one
t so useful and so helpful that it
l.. passing means a heavy loss not on
i, ly to his immediate friends but t.
!. all with whom he was in any wa.
t associated. His spotless life AM
f splendid character give point to tn
e declaration: BY their fruits y
a shall know them.''
il A. j. Smithson.-In every per
d sons life there is probably n
G thought or event that so often i'm
: prints itself upon the mind a
is death. 1t intrudes upon the life O
It the little child, the young, the mid
: dle-aged, and to the old it's .presen
e coming is within view. The deaf
5. Of John S. Andrews takes fror
IS among US kind friend, a charit
;, able neighbor and an honorable cit
o en-a man of character and maste
l. of himself no matter what his pos
d tion or circumstances might be
l. The writer has known the decease
:, since our boyhood days; have visite
y each other as boys and the sam
[e friendship extending to our fam
ID lies, but to know him we'll one ha
i, but to visit at his home. We re;
N lize deeply the loss the family an
l. relatives have suffered. May tt
5, lowly Voice that so often proclaime
l. sunshine be present to all.
H. J. Ramsett.-I became a.
I'd quainted with John S. Andrews
1e the year 1883, and looking back ovt
re these many years l fail to recall ar
1t moment when meeting with hi
e. was not pleasure to me. He W;
at always true to his convictions, ho1
ne lest and upright, kind and agre
is able. He was in every way got
ch man. am sorry that he has gon
til It will be a long time before tt
as many pleasant recolIections of hi
Of will fade from my memory.
gel L. O. Thorpe. .-Altho differil
he with him on many Of the polite
lie questions of the day, l always fou1
nd him sincere, fair and courteou
as He possessed the manly trait
a recognizing moral obligations to
of as binding as tho it was writ
of contract. His untimely death is
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