Sophia Jenett Thornburg Boyd

Rites 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 attended school and grew to womanhood.

November 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 Low Angeles, Mrs. Otto Johannes and Mrs. Frank Mills, both of Columbus; two step sons, 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 months' visit. Mrs. Mowery will not return for the funeral.

Sings at Funeral - Robert Palme of York sang two selections, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", and "The City of Foursquare", at the funeral services Thursday for his grandmother, the late Mrs. Sophia Boyd. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wood Smith.

Sophia Thornburg and her grandfather John Leinard taken in 1867 when she was 10 years old.