The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-04

William Thomas Tandy was born
Nov. Is, 1874, in Keokuk county, la.
Went home on Sunday morning, Dec.
10, 1915, about $3.50 o'clock
He had been poorly but few days
and at this hour was about his morn
ing chores, when the summons came
to come higher and he responded to
the heavenly call.
Mrs. Tandy, feeling that her, COM
panion had been out too long, al
though it had been only few min
uts, went to call him; receiving no
response to her calls, she then called
to her grandson, Wilbur Williams, to
so up into the haymow to see if
grandpa had tainted up there. Will
bur ran quickly and said, mo, grand
ma, grandpa is not here The
daughter, Mrs. II. II. Williams, has
tened to her mother and seeing the
safe of the chicken yard unfastened,
went to look and there she found her
dear old father lying on his back,
cooking so pale. 1t was such a
shock, she screamed for her mother,
who was still at the barn in search
for her dear one Mrs. Williams,
leaving her mother working with the
fallen one, ran to call the doctor and
relatives.
1t was soon found that life was
gone. Rheumatism had struck the
heat, which caused instant death.
A neighbor, Miss Phoenix, said she
hGu been talking with Mr.. Tandy not
five minutes before, as she, too, was
feeding her chickens at the same
time. She said he seemed as u.s.
ual, talked about the beautiful Sab
hath morning.
He leaves to mourn their loss, his
faithful wife, two sons and daugh-
ter: A. B. Tandy of White Oak, w.
T. Tandy, Jr., of Leighton, and Mrs.
2. Fl. Williams Of Oskaloosa; nine
grandchildren, one great grandchiid,
three brothers, four sisters, one old
uncle, a host of inieces, nephews aud
other relatives.
Those who have gone on before
are a father and mother, one broth
er, three sisters and son-in-law. Mr..
GanGy was next to the oldest of a
family Of twelve children.
w. T. Tandy and Mary ]. Boston
were united in marriage March zS,
1866. To this union were born two
sons and one daughter. They cele-
bratcd their golden wedding ami
versary last March, without a break
in the family circle. The first soi-
row came when r. II. Williams, the
3on-in-law was so suddenly called.
Ever since that awful shock Mr.. Tan
dy has been gradually declining in
health.
Fer forty years this man has been
serving the Lord in his true, quiet
way. He was faithful member of
the German Reformed church at
Leighton, acting in an official capac-
ity of the church; also he was a
Sunday school teacher nearly all the
time of his residence at that place.
Eighteen years ago he moved to
the late residence in OskalOOsa, with
his wife and daughter, when he be-
came a member of the Friends
church. in which he has been so in
terested in it's every activity, ever
ready and willing to answer to all of
duty's calls; faithful to his Bible
class, missing but one Sabbath dur
ing the past year, and that was the
time of the tragic death of Il. IL
" Jams. He was a faithful AMI
h.: pful member of the Brother od,
never missing a meeting when posi-
BILE to attend; he was at the last
meeting On Wednesday night before
lis home going on Sunday. re
sam~ morning of his death he wa,
hurrying to get ready to go to his
Bible class and church service; but
Jesus called him to a more beautiful
place.
The funeral services were held in
the Friends church Tuesday, Dec.
~, at one o'clock. Rev. Stranahap
had a most comforting message in
this sad hour; text was found in
1st Cor. 18th chap, and 55th verse.
He spoke Of the strange and beauti
full coincidence. Our departed
brother was hurrying to get ready
to 20 to Sunday school and every
member of the numerous relatives
that were called that morning was
also getting ready for Sunday school.
The college male quarteue sang so
beautifully, Looking this Way"
Wen Never Say Goodbye in Heav-
en-" and Beautiful Isle of Some
where"
The funeral procession went by
auto to the Olivet cemetery, where
the interment was made. While the
pure white snow was silently and
softly falling, the ladies' .quartette Of
Oliyet sang so sweetIy by the open
grave. Gathering Home One BY
One"