“Pioneer resident mourned by many – Funeral of the late Mrs Irvine attended by host of sorrowing friends”

"The longest funeral cortege that has been seen in this city for many years followed the body of Mrs. Jessie Irvine of Cedar Hill to the Ross Bay cemetery yesterday afternoon.

The late Mrs. Irvine was one of the oldest residents of the city, having come here twenty years before British Columbia joined the confederation and when there was but one other white woman in town. She lived at Cedar Hill for 47 years and was known to everybody in the district. She was immensely popular, being known far and wide for the good old-fashioned hospitality which was always the rule at her house. Her death was felt as a personal loss by all residents of the Cedar Hill district and by many people in this city." -The Colonist, March 21, 1907

“Pioneer’s Funeral"

"One of the largest funerals that has taken place for some time was that of the late John Irvine, whose remains were laid to rest yesterday afternoon in the family plot in Ross Bay cemetery." -The Colonist, February 21 1906

Sources: Clippings from Victoria Colonist available in British Columbia Archives (hereafter BCA), Irvine Family Fonds, MS-322.