Sophia (Thornburg) Boyd (1941)
BOYD, JOHANNES, MILLS, MOWREY, PALME, SEDGWICK, THORNBURG, WEBER
Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:02:51
The Columbus Telegram
Columbus, Nebraska
Tuesday, July 22, 1941
Page 3, Column 3Rites Thursday For Mrs. Boyd; Died Today
Columbus Pioneer Woman, 84, Leaves Seven Children
Mrs. Sophia Boyd, 84, pioneer Columbus woman, died at 9:30 a.m. today at her home 3115 Sixteenth street following a lingering illness. She was taken ill last October, and for the past 10 weeks has been bedfast.
As the daughter of Louis and Anna Thornburg, she was born in Winterset, Ia., June 17, 1857. There she attend school and grew to womanhood.
Nov. 26, 1880, her marriage to Robert C. Boyd was solemnized at Winterset. Coming here in November, 1883, she has resided here continuously.
A devout member of the Methodist church, Mrs. Boyd was active in church and community organizations. She was a charter member of the Ladies Aid society, a member of the Women’s Relief Corps, the Rebekah lodge, the Royal Neighbors and the W.C.T.U. Mr. and Mrs Boyd celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1930.
She is survived by two sons, Ralph of Norfolk and Harold of Columbus; five daughters, Mrs. Alfred Palme, Norfolk, Mrs. Fred Weber, Sterling, Colo., Mrs. Motto Mowrey of Los Angeles, Mrs. Otto Johannes and Mrs. Frank Mills, both of Columbus; two stepsons, J. Thomas Boyd and David Boyd both of Columbus; 27 grandchildren, including Mrs. Bert Sedgwick of hasty, Colo., whom she reared from childhood, and 20 great grandchildren. Two sons, Robert C. and William Louis Boyd died in infancy, and a daughter, Christine, died in 1912. Mr. Boyd died in December, 1930.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Thursday at the family home and at 9:30 a. m. at the Methodist church. Rev. W. H. Jackson, pastor will officiate. Burial will be in the Columbus cemetery.
The body will be taken to the family home from Gass-Bideaux mortuary at 6:30 p. m. today, where it will lie in state until the hour of the service.
All members of her family are here with exception of Mrs. Mowery who returned to her home in California a short time ago after a two months’ visit. Mrs. Mowery will not return for the funeral.
________________________The Columbus Telegram
Columbus, Nebraska
Thursday, July 24, 1941
Page 8, Column 3Mrs. Boyd’s Rites Held This Morning
Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia Boyd, 82, pioneer Columbus woman who died Tuesday at the family home, 3116 Sixteenth street, were held at 9 a. m. today at the family home, and at 9:30 a. m. at the Methodist church. Rev. W. H. Jackson pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Columbus cemetery.
Pallbearers were Frank Mills, Otto Johannes, Kenneth Mills, Willis Boyd, Robert Palme, and Merwyn Boyd.
Out-of-town relatives and friends attending were Dr. Cecil Palme of Oklahoma City, Okla., Robert Palme and son, Robert, Jr., of York, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boyd, son, Willis, and daughter, Margaret, Mrs. Justin Fauss, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Palme, Mrs. Bessie Mullen, all of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weber of Sterling, Colo., Miss Eletha Jane Johannes of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Ida Blair and Mrs. Earl Dill, both of St. Edward, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Regan of Mitchellville, Ia., and Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell of Schuyler.
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