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Francis B Davis

Male 1908 - 1982  (74 years)


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  • Name Francis B Davis 
    Born 29 Feb 1908  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Apr 1982  Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Burnips Cemetery, Burnips, Allegan County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3218  Rossville
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2019 

    Father Henry Hawkins Davis,   b. 29 Jul 1885, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1970, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Blanche Della Baird Davis,   b. 18 Oct 1888, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1948, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1905 
    Family ID F1544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice Smith Davis 
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 13:24:39 
    Family ID F1548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lillian Reeder Davis 
    Married 26 May 1934 
    Documents
    Marriage- Reeder, Lillian-Davis, Francis
    Marriage- Reeder, Lillian-Davis, Francis
    Mrs. Ida Reeder of Silver Lake announces the marriage of her daughter Lillian, to Mr. Francis Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis of Rossville May 26.
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2017 15:54:21 
    Family ID F4579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Davis, Francis
    Obituary- Davis, Francis
    FRANCIS B. DAVIS

    Services were at 3:30 p.m. Monday, at Archer-Hampel Funeral Home, Wayland, Mich., for Francis B. Davis, 74, Dorr, Mich. He died April 8, 1982, at an Allegan, Mich., nursing home. He had cancer.

    He was born February 29, 1908, at Rossville, the son of Henry H. and Blanche Baird Davis.

    Mr. Davis worked at Los Angeles, Calif., Department of Water and Power most of his life. He moved to Michigan after he retired.

    He was a member of a Masonic Lodge at Los Angeles, and Wayland Post No. 7581 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wayland. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

    His wife, Mrs. Alice Smith Davis, survives.

    Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Haynes and Betty Pence, both of Topeka, and three brothers, Glen Davis, Holton, Dale Davis, Ozawkie, and Elmer Davis, Rossville.

    Military graveside services were conducted by Wayland Post No. 7581 of VFW in Burnips Cemetery, Burnips, Mich. Archer Hampel Funeral Home in Wayland, Mich. Was in charge of arrangements.

    Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
    Birth- Davis, Francis
    Birth- Davis, Francis
    Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis February 29, a 11 1/2 pound son. Men of science have figured it out that this youngster will be compelled to live to the age of 84 years before he attains his 21st birthday.