Carroll County, Missouri Obituary - William Bennett Tweedie d. August 25, 1895 Source: Obituary for William Bennett Tweedie of Lafayette and Carroll County Missouri William Bennett Tweedie died very suddenly, Sunday, August 25, 1895, of heart failure. He superintended Sunday school that morning, had company with him for dinner and entertained them until after four o'clock when they, he and his brother Gordon were sitting on the porch and he fell from his chair, his brother caught him and laid him down and he died without speaking a word. Bro. Tweedie was born in Frankford, Ky., May 8, 1846, and moved to Layfette County Missouri when small and lived in the area until 1874 . Then he moved to Baker City, Oregon, professed Christ in that year and joined the Baptist Church of Baker Oregon and came back to Missouri in 1888 and united with Union Baptist Church and was a member there three years; from there he moved to Low Gap community and united with the Low Gap Church of which he was a member until his death. He was a true, faithful working Christian member of the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was always ready to undertake anything his brethren put on him, in the way of church work for Jesus' sake. The church and whole community mourn their great loss. I have heard so many say, "There could have no one been taken who will be missed more than he." He was the pastor's friend and helped. The church, pastor, wife and two children, brothers and sisters and community, mourn our loss; "but not as others who have no hope." The pastor being at the North Liberty Association and could not be had, Bro. L. T. Berger preached the funeral sermon: Text 2 Timothy 4:6-8. There were many to hear and pay their tribute of respect to that good man. God Bless the wife and children. J.W. Nebb, pastor. Tombstone Inscription [transcribed 1997] "In thy Father's House are many Mansions Take well my wife and children All from you a Father Christ doth call. The hope to meet when life is past Shall cheer the sorrowing heart at last" Died August 25, 1895, 49 Y & 3 M & 17 D. William Tweedie & his wife, Roseanne Elizabeth Long Tweedie are buried at Low Gap Cemetery, Norbourne, Mo. He was a farmer, east of Braymer on land that is today part of Tweedie Farms, Inc. still owed and run by the Tweedie family. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Randall Booth USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------