Davis, William E. (1839-1917)

DAVIS, BAYLOR, LINKLETTER, TODD

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 3/11/2019 at 09:20:04

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1917, pg. 1
THE PASSING OF
WM. DAVIS SR.

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William Davis, Sr. passed away
yesterday afternoon, at the home
of his son, W. D. Davis, who resides
in the country. He had been
suffering lately with asthma which
disease was the cause of his
death.

Mr. Davis was born in Wales,
England, May 28, 1839, and died
Feb. 7, 1917. He had just recently
returned from Leavenworth, Kan-
sas, where he had been for some
time for his health. His wife had
preceded him in death several
years ago, being burned to death
when her clothing caught fire.
Many years ago Mr. and Mrs.
Davis were residents of Exira, and
sold their property to William
Baylor, after which they returned
to their farm a few miles from
Exira to make their home.

The passing away of Mr. Davis
has cast a gloom over our village
as he was a man loved and respected by all.

The funeral services will be held
in the Christian Church at one
o'clock tomorrow, Friday afternoon,
with Rev. Linkletter in charge. The
remains will be laid to rest in the
Exira cemetery.

Note: Parents of William E. Davis were David Davis and Lucy Todd, Welch immigrants. William was married to Martha Jane "Mary" Davis.

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