Durbin, Roy 1883-1922

DURBIN, CALDWELL, JANSEN, RAMSEY, WARNER

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 5/10/2005 at 17:53:04

Former Newton Man Drowned Yesterday

Roy W. Durbin Was Drowned Yesterday
at Davenport; Funeral at Metz

Roy W. Durbin, formerly a resident of Newton, was drowned yesterday afternoon at Davenport. The funeral is to be held Friday at one o'clock from the Metz Church, and interment will be in the family lot at the Metz cemetery. Further details of the death are not known.

Mr. Durbin was the youngest son of Scott and Nancy E. Caldwell Durbin, both deceased, and was born four miles west of Newton on what is known as the Lewis Moffit place on November 5, 1883. He has been in Davenport for the past sixteen years and has been employed in the Nissen and Hartwig undertaking parlors.

He was united in marriage November 9, 1910 to Miss Minnie Jansen of West Point, Iowa who survives. He is also survived by two sisters, Esther of Davenport, and Mrs. L. K. Ramsey of Hutchinson, Kansas, one brother, H. S. Durbin of Albuquerque, New Mexico and a nephew, Walter E. Warner, of Davenport. - Newton (Iowa) Daily News July 5, 1922.

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Details of Death of Roy Durbin

The funeral of Roy W. Durbin will be held Friday afternoon at one o'clock from the Metz church. Dr. Williams will be in charge and Mrs. Byron Chrstnutt and Fred Hough will furnish the music.

The following account of Mr. Durbin's death was clipped from a Davenport paper.

Roy W. Durban, 820 West Fourth street, Davenport, for the past 16 years connected with the Nissen & Hartrwig undertaking firm, was drowned while swimming in the Mississippi river two miles below Montpelier at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The body was recovered by campers about three hours later. Mr. Durbin is believed to have suffered an attack of cramps undoubtedly the result of going into the water shortly after eating dinner.

Mr. Durbin and his wife and his nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Warner, left yesterday morning for a day's outing. They stopped along the river below Montpelier where they had lunch about noon. About 2:30 o'clock Mr. Durbin and Mr. Warner went in swimming. Durbin could swim fairly well but his nephew could not.

Heading for the deep water Durbin swam around for a few minutes. Suddenly he was heard to cry for help. A second later he sank. He did not come to the surface again after sinking. Warner, due to the fact that he was unable to swim, was powerless to aid him and Durbin was drowned before his nephew's eyes.

Persons camping in the vicinity were notified and a search for the body was started immediately. The body was recovered about 5:30 o'clock, three hours later about 220 yards from where Mr. Durbin sank. The body was lodged against a wing dam when it was found. Dr. J. C. Tuefel of Buffalo, was summoned while the lungmotor from the Davenport police department was also rushed to the scene. Mr. Durbin, however, was beyond aid and artificial respiration proved useless.

Mr. Durbin was born in Newton, Iowa, Nov. 5, 1883 and received his education in the Newton schools. He came to Davenport sixteen years ago and during that time had been in the employee of Nissen A& Hartwig. On Nov. 9, 1919 Mr. Durbin was married to Miss Minnie Jansen, the ceremony being performed at West Point, Ia. Besides his wife he's survived by two sisters, Miss Esther Durbin of Davenport and Mrs. L. K. Ramsay of Hutchinsons, Kan., and a brother, H. S. Durbin off Albuquerque, N.M.

The funeral will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o 'clock. Interment will take place in Metz. Newton Record, July 14, 1922

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Durbin Funeral Held Friday

Funeral services for the late Roy Durbin, who was drowned in Davenport on July 4, were held at the Metz church Friday afternoon at one o'clock. Rev. Williams had charge.

The singing was by Mrs. Byron Chestnutt and Fred Hough. The pall bearers were John Miller, Ralph Miller, Ray Leeper, Willis Bodley, Hugh Moffitt, and Elmer Emmack. The interment was in the family lot at the Metz cemetery.

The funeral party accompanying the remains from Davenport included the following: the wife, Mrs. Roy Durbin; a sister, Miss Esther Durbin; a brother-in-law, Herman Jansen; a nephew, Walter Warner, and Albert Hartwig of the Nissen and Hartwig undertaking parlor where Mr. Durbin was employed. They returned to Davenport Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. James Drake of Kellogg also attended the funeral. ~ Newton (Iowa) Record, July 14, 1922.