Stephen G. Davis

DAVIS

Posted By: Jeff Davis (email)
Date: 12/4/2005 at 08:36:12

A GOOD CITIZEN IS CALLED
Stephen G.Davis, aged 72 years died at his home near Upton,Ia., Dec 6, 1933, at 7:30 a.m., after several weeks illness. He was born in Scotland county,Mo., and lived there all his life.

Mr. Davis is survived by his devoted wife, four daughters and one son, viz: Mrs. Jessie Fritz of Fondu Lac,Wis.; Mrs. Lantz Piper of Mt. Sterling,Ia.; Mrs. Phil Morris, Mrs. Arthur Judd, and Leonard Davis of near Upton. Also several grandchildren, two brothers, Marion and Loran Davis, one sister, Mrs. Jennie Hervey of near Mt. Sterling,Ia.; many other relatives and a very wide circle of friends.

Funeral was held Thursday from the home at 1:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. LLoyd Tennant of Bloomfield,Ia. Interment was in Mt.Sterling cemetery.

The pallbearers were: Wes Kerr, Frank Davis ,Dick Hamlett, Wm. Veshlade, Roy Stockdale and Oliver Kerr.

Deseased was a cousin of Mrs. J. Talbott of this city and a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Weekly, prosperous pioneer settlers of northeast Clark county.

(Photocopy of this Obit taken from Obit Book E, Van Buren co. Genealogical Society collection, Keosauqua Library. Newspaper name and date not given.)