Obituaries: Tandy G. Harlan, 1934, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 23, 1934 Winnfield News-American

Tandy G. Harlan of Wheeling Takes Own Life Monday, Mar. 19

Despondent Over Ill Health and Financial Reverses

Despondency over ill health and financial reverses are believed to be the
contributing caused for Tandy G. Harlan, age 74, successful farmer of the
Wheeling Community, taking his own life Monday morning about nine o'clock.

Mr. Harlan with other members of the family, his wife, son, Thomas E. Harland,
and son in law, Crocket Teddlie, were making preparations to do garden work
Monday morning, and on his instructions the three of them went to the barn
for materials, leaving him at the house alone.  The report of a pistol from
near the house brought them hurriedly back to the yard, where they found Mr.
Harlan lying under a cedar tree, wounded by the pistol load.  Thirty minutes
after he was moved to the house he died, without making a statement.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock, conducted by
Rev. J. M. Boyd and Rev. Jas. A. Jones and the body was interred in the Union
Hill Cemetery.  Mr. Harlan was a member of the Baptist Church.

The deceased was born in Winn Parish September 11, 1860 of George Washington
and Mary Bell Harlan, who came to Louisiana from Alabama about 1855 with a
number of other families including the Deans, Milams, and Williams.  Mrs.
Harlan being a Milam and desiring to come with her parents was the reason for
Mr. Harlan leaving Alabama.

For a number of years Mr. Harlan lived in Ward 1, later moved to Ward 8 and
then to Ward 5 in the Wheeling Community.  He was a successful farmer and a
highly respected citizen of Winn Parish.  At one time he served as police
juror from Ward Five and in every community in which he lived he served on the
local school board for he was vitally interested in the public schools.

He was twice married, the first time to Miss Lela Jenkins, and to this union
seven children were born, four of who survive him with his second wife, Miss
Ella D. Shumate.  The children are Henry E. Harlan, of Pelican, Mrs. Dudley
E. Lang, of Atlanta, Thomas E. Harlan, of Wheeling, and Mrs. Crockett Teddlie
of Atlanta.