Son of Lewellen Allen and Mary Susan [Doyle] Bandy

Early in married life,(Wedding photo at right) Oak and his wife, Louie (Orpha Bertha Louella [Derr] Bandy were supervising the telephone office in Dumont. Oak was busy repairing telephone lines and he, too worked in the telephone office when he was home. In later years they gave up the telephone work and Oak bought a restaurant, which was on the north part of Main Street. Louie served the lunches and one of her specialties was a bacon and egg sandwich. Another one of her specialties was baking pies.

Then they gave up the restaurant and went into the musical instrument business, and Oak sold more player pianos than any salesman in Butler County. When selling pianos, he supervised entertainment at Dumont's one and only 'Oprey House'.

Oak finally gave up this business and went to work for the Singer Sewing Machine Company and in later years when his children were grown up, this business, along with selling antiques, was carried on until he died. Louie was his demonstrator for the Singer Sewing machines for many years.

Obit in local newspaper

OAKLEY W. BANDY

The funeral of Oakley W. Bandy, of 558 Locust Street, who died Friday, was held from the Egelhof funeral home to St. Joh's Episcopal church Sunday afternoon, the Rev. John E. Flockart officiating. Ushers at the church were August W. Feiderman, Fr., and Dan J. O'Leary. Organist was Mrs. J. E. Flockart.

Lodge services were conducted at the funeral home Saturday night by the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In charge were Emery Ransford, noble grand, and Amos A. Rideout, chaplain.

Burial was in Linwood cemetery where the Rev. Flockart officiated.
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In the Iowa Recorder 2 Jan 1907 it states that the Telephone service that had been serviced for 3 years by O. W. Bandy and his wife to the satisfaction of all would be turned over to someone else as the Bandy's purchased the restaurant stock of William Hamilton of Bristow, and would soon take possession.