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Marion Francis Davis

Male 1889 - 1968  (79 years)


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  • Name Marion Francis Davis 
    Born 10 Jan 1889  West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Dec 1968  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Dec 1968  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3289  Rossville
    Last Modified 11 May 2018 

    Father Perry Davis,   b. 1847,   d. 1918  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Catherine (Katie) Cottle Davis,   b. 1851,   d. 1932  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F1546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elva Wyckoff Davis,   b. 9 May 1885, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1918, Lamont, Grant County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1917 
    Documents
    Marriage- Wyckoff, Elva-Davis, Marion
    Marriage- Wyckoff, Elva-Davis, Marion
    Marion Davis and his new bride have gone to housekeeping on the Kassebaum place northeast of Rossville. Mrs. Davis' maiden name was Alva [Elva] Wyckoff, of LaMont, Okla., and Marion's long visits in Oklahoma the past two years are now made clear. The marriage occurred on February 28, and they came to Rossville March 4th.
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2017 16:03:15 
    Family ID F1581  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Josephine Wells Elkins Davis,   b. 22 Dec 1899,   d. 15 Jul 1936  (Age 36 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Francis E Davis,   b. 11 Nov 1920, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 2004, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +2. Joseph Wells Davis,   b. 13 Sep 1921, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 2009, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +3. Stanley Amos Davis,   b. 24 Sep 1924,   d. 12 Dec 2004, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +4. Helen June Davis Thompson,   b. 7 Jun 1926, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 2007, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Linda K Davis Loftus Haynes Korcal,   b. 4 Jul 1935, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 2021, Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2022 15:11:52 
    Family ID F1555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Davis, Marion 1
    Obituary- Davis, Marion 1
    M. F. Davis
    Dies Saturday
    at age of 79

    Marion F. Davis, a longtime resident of the Rossville community, died Saturday night, Nov. 16, 1968, in a Topeka hospital. He was 79 years old.

    Mr. Davis had been a resident of St. Marys Manor for the past three years.

    He was born Jan. 10, 1889, in West Liberty, Ky., and was a farmer before his retirement in 1952.

    Mrs. Davis died July 15, 1936.

    Survivors include three sons: Francis E. Davis, Rossville; Joseph W. Davis, rural Topeka; and Stanley A. Davis, rural Topeka; a stepson: Marion C. Elkins, Forest Grove, Ore.; two daughters: Mrs. Helen J. Thompson, rural Topeka; and Mrs. Linda K. Haynes, Scottsdale, Arizona.

    He also leave three brothers: James B. Davis, Silver Lake; Dennie M. Davis and Henry H. Davis, both of Rossville; and 15 grandchildren.

    Funeral services were held Tuesday with interment in Rossville Cemetery.
    Funeral card- Davis, Marion 2
    Funeral card- Davis, Marion 2
    IN MEMORY OF

    MARION F. DAVIS


    BORN

    JANUARY 10, 1889


    PASSED AWAY

    NOVEMBER 16, 1968


    SERVICES FROM

    PARKER MORTUARY
    CHAPEL


    OFFICIATING

    REV. TOM BLAINEY


    FINAL RESTING PLACE

    ROSSVILLE
    CEMETERY


    FUNERAL CONDUCTED BY

    PARKER MORTUARY
    Birthday- Davis, Marion
    Birthday- Davis, Marion
    Mr. and Mrs. Francis Davis entertained with a birthday dinner Monday evening in honor of his father, Marion Davis, on his 77th birthday. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis and family of Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Davis and girls from Willard, Mr. and Mrs. S.M. Thompson and boys and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rojas.