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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

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