Opal Marie Bickford Davis

1917 - 1997  (80 years)

• Name	Opal Marie Bickford Davis
  Born	10 Mar 1917	Osage City, Osage County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Mar 1997	Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Buried	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3292	Rossville
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	LeRoy Franklin Bickford,   b. 15 May 1891, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Dec 1950, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Nellie B Cappen Bickford,   b. 19 Oct 1898, Louisville, Cass County, Nebraska ,   d. 24 Apr 1980, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Glen H Davis,   b. 6 Nov 1910, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 12 Aug 1985, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 74 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1937	Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
  Children	1. Ronald Lee Davis   2. Dennis Glen Davis
  Documents		Marriage- Bickford, Opal-Davis, Glen Miss Opal Bickford, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bickford of Soldier, and Mr. Glen Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis, of this community were united in marriage December 5th at Lyndon Kansas.
  		Anniversary- Davis, Glen and Opal Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis entertained with a dinner last Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Davis's sixth wedding anniversary. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Glen Davis, Mrs. Elmer Davis, Darlene, Salley, Davie; Mrs. John Haynes, of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019 13:46:50
  Family ID	F1549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1917 - Osage City, Osage County, Kansas Married - 5 Dec 1937 - Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas Died - 11 Mar 1997 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Buried - - Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Davis, Opal Opal M. Davis Opal Marie Davis, 80, Holton, died Tuesday, March 11, 1997, at the Jackson County Nursing Home in Holton. She was born March 10, 1917, in Osage City, the daughter of Roy Franklin and Nellie Cappen Bickford. She was the oldest of 13 children. Mrs. Davis attended grade school in Burlingame and was a 1934 graduate of Waverly High School. She helped her husband farm near Rossville until they moved to Topeka in 1954. She retired from Memorial Union Food Service at Washburn University in 1979, after nearly 20 years of service. She was a past member of the Rossville Christian Church and, at the time of her death, was a member of the First Christian Church in Holton. She was married to Glen H. “Buzz” Davis December 5, 1937, in Lyndon. He died August 12, 1985. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Lee Davis and Dennis Glen Davis, both of Topeka; four sisters, Arlene Nott, Barbara Minden, and Janice Sue Stewart, all of Topeka, and Betty Mayo, Filer, Ida.; four brothers, Leo Bickford and Kenneth Bickford, both of Holton, Clifford Bickford, Sterling, and Leland Bickford, Bella Vista, Ark.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family met with friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Her funeral service was Friday at 10:00 at the funeral home. Burial was in Holton Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Kansas Cancer Institute and sent in care of the Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 454, Holton 66436.