Ashley Holmes Turberville

Ashley Holmes Turberville
January 22, 2026
Ashley Holmes Turberville, age 85 of Seguin, formerly of Nixon, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2026. Ashley was born in Mercedes, Texas on August 2, 1940, to Velma Prudence (Ricketson) and Sibley Holmes Turberville.
He grew up in Ingleside Texas and was a 1958 graduate of Ingleside High School where he enjoyed playing football and courting Mary Angelon Bruce. On February 26, 1960, Ashley and Mary were married at the Ingleside Baptist Church.
Ashley began his banking career as a teller in Sinton Texas and moved to Angleton where he advanced to cashier and eventually a loan officer. In 1967 he and Mary moved to Nixon, where he began a 47-year career at Nixon State Bank. In 1984, Ashley, along with local partners, purchased the bank. He served the bank as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. He was a tough but fair lender and a shrewd investor of the bank's capital. He appreciated and accepted the wise counsel of the Nixon men who served the bank loyally as directors for his entire career. He loved his employees and often reminded his family that we would consider our own bonuses and salaries right after we made sure there was enough to take care of the employees first. In 1995 the Nixon State Bank opened a branch in LaVernia and in 1998 in China Grove, and Ashley enjoyed serving those communities on Mondays and Fridays for the remainder of his career. Ashley was appointed by former Governor George W. Bush to serve on the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority Board, where he did faithfully for six years.
Ashley served his community well, serving on numerous boards including the Nixon Chamber of Commerce and the Nixon Independent School District Board. He was instrumental in the consolidation of the Nixon and Smiley school districts in 1983. Ashley was a faithful servant in different church organizations, including the funding and founding of a school in Bolivia. Mary and Ashley moved to Seguin in 2009 and were currently members of First Baptist Church in Seguin.
Ashley was passionate about many things. He and Mary traveled the world enjoying all the different cultures they encountered. He particularly enjoyed trips with his grandsons Matt and Hunter and led them from the beaches of Normandy to the Great Wall of China to the Kremlin in Moscow. He taught the boys that English spoken very loudly could get you into any building or out of any trouble anywhere in the world and that the local language and customs were entirely optional. He and Mary also enjoyed their second home in Rockport, Texas where many memories were made with family and friends. No one loved fishing more than Ashley and he shared many memories fishing with family and friends on the gulf coast, Costa Rica and Belize. If Ashley was at the helm of a boat, fishermen and dogs knew to hang on tight to whatever you could grab. Above all, with his deep faith guiding him, Ashley was an encourager, always telling those seeking his advice, yes you CAN and here's how! It was evident in the way he raised his daughters and passed down to his grandchildren and anyone else that sought his wisdom.
Ashley is preceded in death by his parents, his mother in-law and father-in-law, Naomi and T. C. "Bud" Bruce, and his sister-in-law, Becky Turberville.
Survivors include his loving wife of 65 years, Mary Turberville; daughters, Melanie Hewell and husband Tres, Leslie Akin and husband Brad, and Lacey Gosch and husband Chris; grandchildren, Matthew Akin and wife Michelle, Hunter Hewell and wife Katy, Mary Claire Akin, Ashley Gosch, Katherine Gosch, Barrett Gosch and Gunner Gosch; great grandchildren, Phoebe, Abigail, Isabella, Olivia and Charlotte; sister, Velma Jo Hastings and husband Bob; brother, Gary Turberville; nephew Scott Taylor; nieces, Karen Taylor, and Kelly Schmitz and husband Jeff; several great nieces, great nephews, numerous Turberville and Ricketson cousins and a host of friends.
Visitation will begin on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Seguin, followed by funeral service at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Dr. Brice Mandaville officiating. Interment will follow in the Nixon Cemetery. Ashley's seven grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 1314 E. Cedar St, Seguin, Texas, 78155 or to the Nixon Cemetery Association, P. O Box 743, Nixon, Texas 78140.
You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.