BOSTON, John Henry

BOSTON, BASTON, TANDY

Posted By: Judy Dankert Parsons (email)
Date: 1/30/2006 at 18:21:53

Paper clipping obituary pasted into a geography book of Calvin TANDY.

Obituary. Departed this life at his home on 519 North B Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa, November 4, 1904, at 7:10 p.m., J. H. BOSTON, aged 53 years, 3 months, and 14 days, of an internal cancerous growth. The deceased leaves a wife, one son, Frank, three grand-children, two sisters, Mrs. W. T. and Mrs. H. Tandy, and a host of friends to mourn their loss.

The funeral services were conducted at the M.E. church by Rev. SOMERVILLE. It was so solemn and touching as the sad procession marched down the aisle following the cold silent form and the low, sweet music chanted the air of sorrow. Rev. SOMERVILLE chose for a text words of much comfort, II. Timothy, 4.7-8. How true of the dear one gone, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing."

Every song seemed to touch a tender chord, for this departed husband and father was a devoted Christian man. "Nearer, My God to Thee," "Jesus is Mine," "Beckoning Hands," all came to the sorrowing ones with greater meaning, for their loved one had lived a Christ-like life, one who knew Jesus, one who had lived and died in the blessed faith.

The remains were taken to Olivet Cemetery and laid to rest in a grave whose walls were white and dotted here and there with beautiful red roses. The last view was taken of the dear one over the open grave; how peaceful, how calm the sleeping one looked; then, O, so gentle and tender did that beautiful casket hid with flowers given by those who tenderly loved their father, their brother and their neighbor, sink to its place of rest.

In that silent city of the dead lies father, two daughters, Celesta and Mary, a grandson, little Forest, and a son-in-law, Oscar Black.

This departed one has been a constant sufferer for nearly two years. It has been his desire if his Lord willed it so to recover, not to please self but for those he loved. He would often say to his companion, "What will you do? It will be so lonely for you."

For the past two months our loved one has been so helpless that he depended on others to move him. Some-intendent for a long time. Since moving to Oskaloosa, he put his letter into the M.E. church--the church that had been the choice of his parents, also of his grandparents. He was a faithful member, always at his post of duty.

True this husband, father, brother, will be missed; there will be a vacant place no one can fill. But he is at rest, there is another one over there--one more interest in heaven.

Companion, son and sisters, you were faithful to the last. We cannot unravel the mysteries of Providence nor comprehend the workings of the infinite mind, but we do know "that all things work together for good to them that love God," and in this knowledge we can rest.