Another
of the aged and prominent men of Windham,
Archibald Hyndman, passed quietly to his external rest on Thursday,
7 Feb 1918, in the 90th year of his age.
Deceased had been ill for
about a year, the while manifesting a remarkable degree of patience
and Christian fortitude.
He was born in Scotland and
came with his parents to this country when about four years of age,
living first in Scotland, Ont., and afterwards removing to Windham.
In 1854 he married Lucinda,
daughter of the late
Oliver Fish, and settled near the old home, where
he reared his family.
The late Mr. Hyndman was a
God-fearing man, who set up a Christian altar in his home and the
fires kindled thereon were ever kept burning. His first duty was to
His Creator, his second to his home, his third to his country.
Many of the friends will
remember the whole-hearted earnestness that always characterized his
singing at the class meeting and seemed to give the Christian a
momentary glimpse of heaven.
He was affectionate and kind
in his family, industrious, frugal and economical in the management
of his affairs. He was a good neighbor, being generous, obliging,
and kind-hearted.
Deceased was a life-long
Reformer and a Methodist.
He is survived by an aged
widow, five sons, Wallace, George, Peter, John and Fred, and seven
daughters,
Mrs. John Ritenburg, Mrs. Geo. Poole,
Mrs. Thomas Hilliard, Mrs. Bidwell Malcolm,
Mrs. John Cattle, Mrs. David Hill, and Mrs. John Booth, all of whom
were present at the funeral. He is survived by 40 grandchildren and
14 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held on
Saturday afternoon from his late residence at Kelvin, thence to
Little Lake Methodist Church. The service was conducted by a former
pastor, Rev. T. R. Clark of Courtland, assisted by
Revs. Zimmerman and Freeman of Kelvin.
Interment was made in Bookton Cemetery.
