Iowa
Old Press
[?] Oskaloosa Herald
Oskaloosa, Mahaska co. Iowa
July ?, 1928
Obituary:
Henry Tandy was born in Missouri, March 5th, 1848. His parents
moved to Iowa while he was yet a small child, and they settled on
a farm in Mahaska County where Mr. Tandy grew to manhood. He was
one of a family of 12 children. On Sept. 7th, 1867, he was united
in marriage with Martha Boston (sic). To them four children were
born, three daughters and one son. The son, John, preceded his
father in death, having died at the age of 28 years. The three
daughters are as follows: Mrs. Joseph Butler, Mrs. F. A. Oswandle
(sic), both of Oskaloosa, and Mrs. Pearl Hamilton, Chippewa
Falls, Wis. Besides his wife and three daughters, he is survived
by two brothers, Spencer Tandy and Ambrose Tandy, Oskaloosa; four
sisters, Mrs. Jane Remington, Salem, Oregon; Mrs. Frances
McWilliams, Oskaloosa; Mrs. Elmira Remington, Nebraska, and Mrs.
Anna Dillon, Nebraska, and also five grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. Mr. Tandy spent all of his active life in
farming near Oskaloosa, and about twenty years ago he moved into
Oskaloosa, where he has resided ever since. Mr. Tandy was
converted in boyhood and joined the Methodist church and later he
united with the Reformed church, of which he remained a member
until he moved to Oskaloosa, when he joined Central M.E. church,
in which relation he remained faithful until death. He was for
many years a valuable member of the Official Board of Central
church, and gave of his time and means to further the interests
of the church. Mr. Tandy was possessed by a stalwart piety and
had a deep reverence for the things sacred and holy. He loved his
Lord with all his heart. The house of worship had always a great
attraction for him, and he found his greatest delight in the
fellowship of Christian people. He was most at home in the house
of prayer and with the people who prayed. The solid virtues of
honesty and integrity were deeply fixed in the fibers of his
character. His word was as valid as his bond. His whole life was
a beautiful commentary of what the grace of God could do for a
human soul. He was steadfast in his devotion and dependable in
all his relationships. He was uncompromising in his advocacy of
the right and in his rejection of that which was wrong. He was
wholeheartedly given to the cause of righteousness. No one ever
needed to guess as to his stand on the rule of righteousness. Out
of the abundance of his heart he spoke freely and frequently
concerning the matters of spiritual values, the conscious reality
of the presence of the Lord with him, his readiness for the
departure of this life, and of his firm hope of entering the
haven of eternal rest. Mr. Tandy was a good man, in the genuine
sense of that term. He lived nobly and died triumphant in faith.
After a lingering illness lasting for several years, during which
he suffered much discomfort, he was set free from the afflictions
of the body, on July 4th, 1928, at 8 o'clock in the morning, and
his redeemed soul went to dwell with his Lord in eternal bliss.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 7, at 2:30 o'clock,
from Central Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. S. H. Turbeville,
pastor of Central church, officiating. Music was furnished by
Mrs. Evalyn McFadden and Clair D. Gordon, with Miss Price at the
pipe organ. Interment was made in the family lot in Olivet
Cemetery.
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Obituary:
Mrs. Henry Tandy
Martha Ellen, daughter of William Henry and Sarah Slider Baston,
was born January 1, 1840, in a log cabin a few miles west of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, on the Knoxville Road. Here she grew to
womanhood and on September 7, 1867, was united in marriage with
Henry T. Tandy, with whom she lived most happily almost 61 years,
till his death on July 4th, 1928. When death claimed her late
Saturday night, July 21, 1928, none of her immediate famiy were
left, her only brother, John Henry Baston and her only sister,
Mrs. W. T. Tandy, having preceded her. She is survived by three
daughters as follows: Mrs. Joseph Butler, Mrs. F. A. Oswandle
(sic), Oskaloosa, and Mrs. W. R. Hamilton, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Her only son, John, passed away at the age of 28. There are also
five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Reared in a home
that was thoroughly Christian, she became a follower of Christ
very early in life and a member of the Reformed church at
Leighton. She and her husband were deeply interested in all the
activities of the church and gave evidence of their deep devotion
in many ways. On removing from the farm to Oskaloosa about twenty
years ago, they united with Central M. E. church, taking an
intelligent and active interest and part in its life and work.
When her husband's health failed, she had an all-absorbing desire
to be spared and kept in health that she might minister to him,
and this she was able to do through his long illness. After his
death on July 4th she seemed to feel that her work was done and
about the time her husband's funeral was to take place, she
suffered a stroke of paralysis, which terminated her life two
weeks later. Shortly before the end, with her loved ones about
her, she kissed them all goodbye, saying: "Someone is
waiting for me there." She had lived nobly, had been a true
and happy follower of Christ, had kept the faith, was not afraid
to die, died happily and triumphantly. A daughter provides the
following verses: "O, mourn not for Mother who has reached
that bright shore, Earth's sickness and sorrow can reach her no
more, We know from our presence she cannot remain, The angels are
whispering; we'll meet her again. Though a short time our dear
one is hid from our sight, Like beautiful flowers by the curtain
of night, Our soul's still united by love's golden chain, They
send this sweet message, "we'll meet her again."
[transcribed by J.D.P., January 2005]