Francis E Davis

1920 - 2004  (84 years)

• Name	Francis E Davis
  Born	11 Nov 1920	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Dec 2004	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3273	Rossville
  Last Modified	11 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Marion Francis Davis,   b. 10 Jan 1889, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 16 Dec 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Anna Josephine Wells Elkins Davis,   b. 22 Dec 1899,   d. 15 Jul 1936  (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F1555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Donice Ione Marney Davis,   b. 9 Jun 1920, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 23 Dec 1977, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 57 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1940	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Francis's obit says they married in 1940; Donice's obit says 1941.
  Children	1. Sharon Ione Davis Pierce,   b. 13 Dec 1942,   d. 30 Apr 2019, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona  (Age 76 years)   2. Candace Ann Davis,   b. 14 Jan 1958
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2019 00:49:46
  Family ID	F1554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louise Floersch Ronsse Davis,   b. 22 Feb 1925, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Mar 1994, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1982
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2016 14:18:12
  Family ID	F1556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Davis, Francis E Francis E. Davis ROSSVILLE -- Francis E. Davis, 84, Rossville, passed away Wednesday, Dec.15, 2004, at his home, with his two daughters by his side. He was born on Nov. 11, 1920, at Rossville, on the south side of the Mulvane Ranch, the son of Marion and Josephine Wells Davis. He was reared in West Liberty, Ky., as a young child, and moved to the Rossville area in 1936. He worked as a farm hand around Rossville, until he took the position of managing and operating the Mulvane ranch from 1952, until 1981. He was known as one of the finest cattlemen in the state of Kansas. He married Donice Ione Marney on Aug. 23, 1940, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on Dec.23, 1977. He was preceded in death also by his brother, Stanley A. Davis, and his half-brother, Ted Elkins. He was a member of the Kansas Livestock Association and the American Quarter Horse Association, from 1952 until his death. He married Louise Ronsse in 1982. She preceded him in death in 1994. Surviving are his two daughters, Sharon I. Pierce and her husband, Michael, Prescott, Ariz., and Candace A. Davis, Purdy, Mo.; two sisters, Helen June Thompson, Rossville, and Linda Korcal, Bullhead City, Ariz.; and one brother, Joseph Davis, St. Marys; and Louise’s children, Frank Ronsse, Peter Ronsse, Dennis Ronsse, Judith Pryor and Marian Sweeney. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rossville Christian Church. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Davis will lie in state from 2 until 6 p.m. Friday at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville, and after 6:30 p.m. at Rossville Christian Church. The family will receive friends there from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Christian Church or Midland Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, 419 Main, Rossville, Kan. 66533.
  		Obituary- Davis, Francis E 2 Francis E. Davis Francis E. Davis, 84, Rossville, died Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at his home, with his two daughters by his side. He was born November 11, 1920, at Rossville on the south side of the Mulvane Ranch, the son of Marion and Josephine Wells Davis. He was reared in West Liberty, KY, and moved to the Rossville area in 1936. He worked as a farm hand around Rossville, until he took the position of managing and operating the Mulvane Ranch from 1952 until 1981. He was known as one of the finest cattlemen in the state of Kansas. On August 23, 1940, he married Donice Ione Marney in Topeka. She died December 23, 1977. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stanley A. Davis, and his half-brother, Ted Elkins. Francis was a member of the Kansas Livestock Association and the American Quarter Horse Association from 1952 until his death. In 1982, he married Louise Ronsse. She died in 1994. Surviving him are his two daughters, Sharon I. Pierce, Prescott, AZ, and Candace A. Davis, Purdy, MO; two sisters, Helen June Thompson, Rossville, and Linda Korcal, Bullhead City, AZ; one brother, Joseph Davis, St. Marys; and Louise’s children, Frank Ronsse, Peter Ronsse, Dennis Ronsse, Judith Pryor and Marian Sweeney. His service was at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rossville Christian Church. Burial was in the Rossville Cemetery. The family received friends Friday evening at the Rossville Christian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church or Midland Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, 419 Main, Rossville, Kan. 66533
  		Birth- Davis, Francis E. A son was born Nov. 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Davis.