Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-03
HENRY RANDALL
Lifelong Residents of Fulton County
Comes To The End of The Mortal
Journey-A Man Who Has Served
His Fellowmen As A Printer.

Henry Randall, well known by at
least three generations OF the resi-.
dents of Wauseon came to the end of
ms earthly journey on Sunday rep
ruary 10Th at the Wauseon hospital.
he was stricken with apopIexy on
Friday night and removed to the
hospital wnere ne died Sunday. The
FUNERAL services conducted by Rev.
Ashton of the Baptist churcn were
held Tuesday forenoon in the chapel
OF Edgar u Van Rensselaer, Under
taking rooms, the printers of Wau-
seon acting as pail bearers for their
comrade whom they all respected and
esteemed both for his ability as a
printer and his friendly and genial
character.
Henry Randall was born at Lena,
as the early settlement just south
west of Wauseon was called, on Oc-
tober 29th, 1857, at the time Of his
decease he had. attained the age of
fifty-eight years, three months and
twenty-seven days; he was one of a
family of four children, one brother
Charles Randall having preceded him
in death and one brother, Harrison
Randall and one sister. Mrs. A. R.
Crout remaining of this family. Henry
received his education in the schools
OF Wauseon and is remembered by his
old schoolmates as an especially
bright student; he began to learn the
art preservative of all arts" COM
monty known as the printers trade at
the age of fifteen years with Smith 6
Sherwood the founders of the Fulton
County Tribune. Later he went to
Fayette where he was employed fol
from ten to fifteen years on the FAY.
ette Record and for the last twenty
years he has been the foreman in the
printing office of The Northwestern
Republican of Wauseon. He was 6
good printer, devoted to his work
which was his life and taking pride
In getting out well printed paper
on time. each week year in and veal
out. FAITHFUL and loyal to his EN-
| ployers he made their interests his
own and it was only on rare occasions
that he could not be found at hi.
post. His education did not stor
with his school days, he was a con
slant reader kept up to date in hi.
knowledge of current events ant
was well informed along many lines
He was Of friendly disposition ane
made and, held many warm friend,
who will feel sense of real loss il
This absence.
Faults, he had, as have we all, bu
it may be truthfully said of Henr,
Randall that he and not others suf
/ fered from his faults; he was gen
erous to a fault, kind and considerat,
of the welfare and the feelings O
others and his life has been spent il
q service to this community that i
lby no means a small or mean ser
vice. He has set his last "stick" o
| type, he has made his last "run" an
sent out to, his fellowmen the. las
printed page which bears the mark
Of his handicraft; his days work !
done and he has gone to his long res
FarweA. friend and comrade in th
Fellowship of Ben Franklin's Graf
we shall miss you but we shall nc
forget you; we shall remember, ne
your faults, but your virtues; we sha
speak of you often to one another 9
1--we go about our duties at the ceases
about the composing stones, in tt
lpress room and at the desk! W
are glad to have known you and gls
to have been able to call you frien
We hope we may meet again, som
time, somewhere, when for US all
1.-THE Days Work is Done"