Archer County, Texas Pioneer, Mrs. C, D (Katherine) Turbeville Passes Away

 Mrs. C. D. (Katharine) Turbeville was born October 19, 1829, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Ingalls, in Fort Worth, Texas, August 31, 1910, being on a visit there at the time of her death.

She moved to Archer City, Texas, in 1882, and was a pioneer of Archer County.

She was for many years a faithful and consistent member of the Christian church, and died in the faith of Jesus Christ.

She leaves one son, John Turbeville of Archer City, Texas, and one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Ingalls of Fort Worth, Texas. Besides the two mentioned, Dr. C. M. Mays of Roswell, New Mexico, was the son of her first husband.

Her remains were accompanied from Fort Worth by Mr. and Mrs. Ingals, who attended the funeral service at Archer City, conducted by Elder J. M. Morton of Wichita Falls, and was attended by many friends of the deceased and the procession to the cemetery was a long one.

Grandma Turbeville had many friends who loved her dearly, and besides the family, many will mourn her loss, but not as those who have no hope.

“There is no death! The stars go down

To rise upon some fairer shore,

And bright in Heaven’s jeweled crown,

They shine forever more.

"He leaves our hearts all desolate,

He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers,

Transplanted into bliss, they now

Adorn immortal bowers.

"And ever near us, though unseen,

The dear, immortal spirits tread,

For all the boundless universe

Is life--there are no dead.”

Katherine (Drye) (Mayes) Turbeville was born 19 October 1829, a daughter of Mathias Phifer Drye and Kizzah (Batsell) Drye. Katherine was born in Kentucky. Her parents had migrated to Kentucky before her birth there in October 1829.

She was twice married. Her first marriage occurred about 1854 when she married William B. Mayes. He died 4 Sept. 1862. To this union was born 3 sons, two of which died young.

She next married John B. Turbeville, about 1866. To this union was born a son and a daughter.  

No marriage dates have been found for either of her marriage; thus, the marriage year is based on the birth of what is believed to be their first born child.

Katherine (Drye) (Mayes) Turbeville died 31 August 1910. John B. Turbeville died 29 January 1935 in Dallas, Texas.  

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1. "Mrs. C. D. (Katharine) Turbeville Obituary," Death Notice, Obituary, Wichita Daily Times, Wichita Falls, Texas, September 3,  1910, page 2, column 1; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/:viewed 17 June 2023).