The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-02-03

sympathy III InlS nOur OF SOrTOW anu
manv letters OF coincidence have been
received from friends lat distance,
He has only gone befofB and In few
short years the mantle of death will
rest on us all.
Iron links will break,
(. Golden ties will sever,
But the chain will be complete
When we meet beyond the river.
IN. X. C.
FARMER Thomas Edwin Farmer
was born in Scott county, Ohio, May
10, 1859, of James and Mary Farmer.
He came west with his parents.in ear
ly childhood to farm near Fairfield,
Wayne county, Illinois. Father and
mother dying soon after they came
to the state, he made his home with
Mr.. F. A. Kutz of that place. He
next located near Springfield in Cen
trail illinois, in August, 1877, and
there two years later, December 25,
1879, he was married to Miss Emma
l.. Craig of that place. Mr.. Farmer
lived near Springfield or surrounding
counties until, in quest of better
health. he sold his farm near New
City, Sangamon county, Illinois, and
came to Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Deem
Der, 1892, near which place he resid-
ed until. date of death. He was a
great sufferer for years and his last
sickness of -four weeks duration was
At times almost unbearable, but he
was kind and patient through it all.
He remained conscious to the last and
seemed happy and willing to pass on
TO that beautiful land, where pain
nor sorrow come" Thomas Farmer
died at his home southeast of Oska-
ioosa, Saturday, January 10, 1910, at
1925 O'Clock a. M, of Brfght's dis
ease of the kidneys, of several years
duration, aged 80 years, s months and
) days. The funeral was held at the
First Presbyterian church in Oska-
loosa January II, 1910, and interment
was made in Forest cemetery. The
service, at Oskaloosa by request, was
under Masonic auspices, with Odd
Fellow escort. A prayer service was
conducted at the late residence near
Wright at eleven O'Clock in the morn
ing and The body then brought to Os-
Saloosa. Rex Alexander McFerran
of the First Presbyterian church Off
'ciated at both services. The deceas-
ed was member Of Tri-Luminar
Lodge A. F.. & A. M. of Oskaloosa, and
llso of Hiram Chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons and Order of the Eastern Star
No. LAG, Oskaloosa He was also a
member of Oakdale Lodge No. $50 of
he I. o. %. r. OF Wright and Of Rose
dile Rebekah Lodge No. sos of the
.Dne place. The Odd Fellows and
the Masons each had part in the fun
eral" ceremonies. Following the SER
Iice at the homo III Cedar township,
@hica was largely attended by neigh
'1ors and friends of the family and
me members of the organizations with
Which he was associated, the body was
taken to Oskaloosa by a guard of
honor acting as pail bearers: Ernie
lows formed 'Ile escort The Masonic
pail bearers were: Lewis E. Lewis, ].
T. Evans, George P. Bertsch, J. l..
Milligan, John N. Craig and Frank E.
Smith.
The deceased Is survived by the
widow, four children, Miss Pruda s.,
William c., Thomas Kirk and Mrs.
Mary Kathreen, wife of j. E. Sharp,
of Adelia, Nebraska, and also by
brother. William w. Farmer, of
Lyon, Oscar MoMains, Harry Moore,
w. VI. Landfear, n. A, Carpenter and
A. s. Pringle. The services in Oska-
toosa at the Presbyterian church were
heard by a large gathering of those
VINO had known and been affiliated
with the deceased in life. While
both services, at the home and at the
church, were simple in character, they
were marked by expressions of deep
regret and of kindly sympathy for the
members of, the bereaved family.
Floral tributes were in unusual num-
ber several of the pieces being of
great beauty and exceptional size.
l no MdSonS TOOK charge OF the ser
vice in Oskaloosa, while the Odd Eel
Waynesville, Illinois. T. E. Farmer
was man respected and liked in the
community in which he lived and
moved. He was active in the affairs
OF his day and accepted his full share
OF tae responsibilities of life with be-
coming grace. He was an ideal hus-
band and father, an accommodating
and helpful neighbor, dependable
friend and a good citizen, one of
those men who make for the best of
d community. His presence and his
work will be missed. but the influence
oil a good example remains and ne
will endure in the memory of those
who have known him.