Roy W. Durbin
Born: November 5, 1883, Sherman Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: July 4, 1922 in Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 210, plot 2
Married: Minnie Jensen on November 9, 1910 in West Point, Iowa1
Parents: Scott and Nancy (Caldwell) Durbin
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 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 Record, July 14, 1922.
Howard S. Durbin
Born: 1879 in Sherman Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: July 5, 1938 in Los Angles, California
Buried: Lot 210, plot 8
Married:
Children: Scott and LaRue
Parents: Scott and Nancy (Caldwell) Durbin
Obituary - Howard S. Durbin
METZ -- Short private funeral services were held at the Sugar Grove cemetery Saturday for Howard S. Durbin, 58, who died July 5 at Los Angeles, Calif. The body was cremated and the ashes shipped to Davenport and later to the final resting place.
Howard made his former home five miles west of Newton and is the son of the late Scott Durbin.
He is survived by a son, Scott, and a daughter, La Rue, of Los Angeles, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Albert Hartwig of Davenport and a nephew, Walter Warner of Davenport.
Out of town relatives attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hartwig and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner and two sons of Davenport. ~ Jasper County Record, August 25, 1938, page 4, column 3.
1. World Connect submitted by Vern Edward Caldwell
2. California Deaths, 1940-97 on-line in ancestry.com. Search under "Esther"
Eva Durbin
Born: February 4, 1889, Sherman Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: April 21, 1917
Buried: Lot 210, plot 10
Parents: Scott and Nancy (Caldwell) Durbin
Ester (Durbin) Hartwig
Born: January 17, 18822
Died: December 18, 1960 in Los Angeles Co., California2
Buried: Lot 210, plot 1
Married: Albert Hartwig
Parents: Scott and Nancy (Caldwell) Durbin
