The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-17
MRS. LYDIA f.. TiRVEE

After living a life of usefulness
over a span of years far
beyond that usually allowed to US in
this sphere, y RS Lya Ola E. Tarver
folded her hafds and closed her eyes
On the world anda~Aassed into the
great beyondSat4 eclock yesterday |
afternoon at the ha me OF her son, j
Mr.. J. V. Tarvers eklawaha-ase- .
rue. at the advanced age of eighty !
eight years.
Mrs. Tarver's1 death came as |
peacefully as falling asleep. Up &c I
Saturday afternoon she was in her
usual health, but at that time a
Slight illness or sinking spell came
upon her, and the end came so grad
ually that it was almost like a
natural sleep when her soul took its
flight
Up to year ago Mrs. Tarver re-
tanned all OF her faculties and it was
only during the past few months
that she was unable to read the
daily papers-having all her life
been a great reader and was well
posted on all public affairs both of.
other days and the present time.
Mrs ATarver had made her home
with her son in this city ever since
he came here, about seven years ago,
and while she was not able to get
y17Ich- che made
many warm friends who appreciated
! her Christian character, motherly
ways and brilliant mind.
Mrs Tarver was born in Riceboro,
Liberty county, Ga, near Savannah
| Her father was Gilbert Butler and
her mother Miss Jane Stillwell, both
! branches Of the family being in
! those days, as we'll as now, among
| the most prominent of the state She
| was married in 1913 to John V. Tar
yer of Richmond county, near All
gusta. Her husband died in May.
1895, and was buried in the old
family burial ground in Augusta, the
remains being placed in vault,
where a space was provided for his
wife, whose body will be laid at rest
beside its mate tomorrow afternoon.
The family resided in Savannah up
to 1861. when they move to Au-
gusta. and resided there till Mrs.
! Tarver came to- Ocala with her son.
Twelve children were born TO Mrs.
Tarver, two of whom died very
young and three in early youth.
/ Seven of her children survive her.
/ They are Mrs c. A. DoolittIe OF Au-
gusta, who has been confined to her
bed for a long time with a severe i'll
ness; Mrs. o. F. Evans. of Atlanta :;
| Gilbert Taryer of Tennile, Ga. Sam
uel HartweIl Tarver Of Savannah;
| Montford Schley Tarver of Augusta:
John VoIlotton Tarver of Ocala; Mrs.
C. B. Richards of Memphis, Tenn.
who has been in OcaIa for some time
and was with her mother when she
died.
| There are many grandchildren
reat-grand-children and other rela-
tives left to mourn the death OF this
real mother in Israeli
Mr.. Taryer with his sister, Mrs.
Richards and daughter, Miss Fran
ces Tarver, left on the Seaboard Air
Line train this afternoon for Angus
ia, where the funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon and the body
will be laid at rest.
Rev. Lansing Burroughs, pastor
of the First Baptist church of that
city, will conduct the funeral SER
vices from the church where Mrs.
Tarver has held her membership for
a great many years.
The many friends of the family
here and elsewhere deeply sympa-
thize with them in the loss of their
mother and grandmother. She has
finished her great life-work; she has
performed her task we'll, every duty
and every obligation has been met,
and indeed she must have heard the
welcome invitation to enter into
rest. and happiness eternal.