DAVIS, Donald D.: Died 1983

DAVIS, FARMER, LAY, DEAO, BESICK, GREGORY, DAWSON

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Date: 10/31/2021 at 10:21:46

**Handwritten: 2 Apr Register

Donald D. Davis

Donald D. Davis, 49, of Keota died Thursday, March 24, 1983 after a lingering illness.

The funeral was held Saturday at 2:30 p.m., at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Eugene Black in charge. Burial was at the Keota Cemetery.

Mr. Davis was born in Lee County Jan. 6, 1934, a son of Harry Charles and Mary B. Farmer Davis. He married Luella Lay in Kahoka, Mo., March 12, 1961. He was a trucker in Lee County until 1961 when he moved to Keota.

He is survived by his wife; one son, Larry of Keota; one step-daughter, Mrs. Art (Arlene) Deao of Stockport; two grandsons, one granddaughter; four sisters, Dorothy of Cantril, Mrs. Leonard (Shirley) Besick of Douds; Mrs. Ward (Eloris) Gregory of Keosauqua; Mrs. Richard (Jean) Dawson of Eolia, Mo.; one brother, Darrell of Fairfield; 12 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents and an infant brother.

Source: "Scrapbook 1981 - 1985", Pg. 136,
Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA