The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-17
AN OBITUARY.


I'VE speak of the realms of the bless
ed
OF that country so bright and so fair,
And oft are its beauties confessed.
But what must 1T be to be there?
We speak of its freedom from sin,
From sorrow, temptation and care,
From trials without within,
But what must 1t be to be there?
Do thou Lord, mid pleasure or woe,
For heaven our spirits prepare.
Then soon shall be joyfully know.
And feel what it is to be there"
Brother William w. Thomas depart
ed this life at his late home in Ham
mond. Indiana 1915 o'clock Tuesday
morning, July 18th, 1911 being aged
thirty-six years. four months and ten
days. He was the son OF Brother Will
liam H. and Sister Francis c. Thomas,
was born in Greencamp February 2sth,
1875. He united in marriage with Sis
ter Rhoda ]. Davis, nee Bolen. in I.arue,
Ohio. April 30th. 1896. to whom were
born three children, OF whom two sons
Floyd. aged fourteen years. and Earl
aged eleven years with the bereaved
widow, three brothers, two sisters, and
many other more distant relatives sur
vive. The early years of his boyhood
he spent in Greenamp. from thence he
removed to Marion. where he resided
both as a young man and a man of
family until last October when he
moved to the city of his death. For
many years he was engaged in railroad
| business in the latter city he was en-
| ployed in the Erie Railroad yards. For
some time he was in enfeebled health:
| for the last two weeks previous to his
death he was quite ill and suffered
greatly with stomach trouble, which
| disease despite medical skill and ten
der nursing resulted in his death He
was of a modest, retiring disposition.
possessed many admirable qualities
well suited to business lie He had
| the happy faculty of making and re-
! tanning friends and was regarded as a
| man of industry. worth and integrity.
He will be sadly missed by those with
| whom he labored, by his many neigh
bors, more by his relatives. but by far
most of all by his beloved life COM
panion. and those bright fatherless
sons. From henceforth this bereaved
mother assumes the double task of be-
ing both fathe rand mother to those
and secures the full sympathy of every
one. Following his death the body
as brought to this sad home and at the
close of this service the relatives de-
! sire to convey 1t for a final rest to the
Greencamp cemetery. All who can are
requested and cordially invited to ac-
company us on our sad way The
writer of this sketch had the solemn
pleasure of a pleasant and abiding ac-
quaintance with the families of both
Brother and Sister Thomas. Her first
marriage occurred at my home in
Greencamp January 18th, 1856. the hus-
! band departed this life November End,
1883 at the early age of twenty-four
years. On April 5th 1895, we held
funeral service for Barney Bolen, a
brother of this widow. He was young
man Of excellent character. Our ac-
quaintance with Brother Thomas was
more intimate. When a young man he
attended school under my instruction
in Greencamp. 1 solemnized his mar
rlage with this sister and on July 9TH
1898 attended the funeral of their win
some little son. Harold Delno. This
servise was held in their home. which
I at that time was No. 24s windso,
street. this city; the child being aged
four months and twenty-five days. and
now after the lapse of more than thir-
teen years we meet again in sorrow be-
| side this bier of death, but soon to
I each of us our 1ifes race will be ended
l and if we faithful TO God and life's
duties, we shall part but not forever
there will be a glorious dawn. We
shall meet to part ma, never. On tbs
resurrection MORN"
i He was a member of the Free viii
|, Baptist Church OF this city, and also
was member OF the local ladge
Koscusko, 5S l. o. o. F., whose brethren
| in body are with us, and with sac
hearts and loving hands with thei
beautiful ritualistic service participate
: at this hour. He was also a worthy
: member of the brotherhood of Rail
= way Trainmen. In the selection of the
S pail bearers, three are members of TIL
/ I. o. O. F., and three of this order. o
J. this order Brother Warrington and Bro
: Their Schaffer of Chicago accompanied
d the remains here and will be presen
! at the burial Also Brother Walters,
member of the same order of this cit,