Washoe County NV Archives Obituaries.....Mayberry, Kate 1899
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Daily Nevada State Journal August 15, 1899
The Last Sad Rite
A host of friends attend the funeral of Miss Kate Mayberry
The funeral of Miss Kate Mayberry took place yesterday afternoon at two o'clock,
from the Episcopal church.  Rev. Samuel Unsworth delivered the funeral sermon. 
After the church services the procession slowly wended its way to Hillside
cemetery, where the interment was made.
A sadder funeral than was this is seldom witnessed.  Young, intelligent and
happy, with a bright future before her, Kate Mayberry was borne from the arms of
her loving relatives by the cruel hand of death.
The Episcopal church was crowded with mourners and many were unable to obtain
seats.  The floral offerings were beautiful.  Among them were the following:
Emblematic design by the gentlemen of the Owl club.  Cross of white and red
roses from George Wilson, Robert Barros and David Blake.  Design of white
carnations from Mrs. and Miss Layton.  Chair of roses, carnations and
immortelles by ladies of the Owl club.  Lyre, dove and broken column by members
of the family.  Beautiful pieces by members of the King's daughters, Mrs. Linn,
Mr. Wilson and friends from a distance.
The casket itself was buried under masses of rare conservatory beauties arranged
by loving hands.
The pastor told in his simple, earnest manner of the pure, exemplary life led by
the dead girl; of the happy and sympathetic disposition which had made her
numberless friends, and spoke those gospel words of consolation which mean so
much to those from whom a loving daughter and sister has departed, never to
return in earthly form again.
At the conclusion of the service the pall bearers tenderly carried the casket to
the hearse, and the large number of carriages slowly fell into line and gone
toward the cemetery.  A larger week day funeral has never been seen in Reno.
The newly dug earth about the grave was covered with evergreens and flowers; the
grave itself was lined with Nevada's rarest floral beauties, amid which the best
known and loved girl in all Reno was tenderly laid to rest.

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