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- Charles Allen DAVIS, son of
Rev. Darius K. DAVIS, was born October 4, 1865, in
- Humboldt, Kan., and passed away in
Milton, Wis., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles SAYRE
on November 15, 1943.
- He was married to Miss Alice NELSON
of Flandreau, S.D., on April 17, 1895. They
- came immediately to Milton, where they
have resided since, except for a short time at Smyth, S.D.
Mr. DAVIS was for some time engaged in farming, worked
for several years at the BURDICK Company in Milton, then
for DAVIS-GREENE Corporation.
- To Mr. and Mrs. DAVIS were born
three children: Hazel, of Wauwatosa, Wis.; Myrl
- of Appleton, Wis.; and Sgt. Charles
Allison stationed with the Armed Forces in India.
- Mr. DAVIS was a member of the
Rock River Seventh Day Baptist Church, until its
- disbanding, when he and Mrs. DAVIS
joined the church in Milton. He was a deacon of the church
and served faithfully. For years it was his task to care for
the communion glasses.
- He was preceded in death by his wife
on February 14, 1943. Beside his children, he
- is survived by a brother, William K.
DAVIS of Daytona Beach, Fla., and by three grandchildren.
- Funeral services were held at the Milton
Seventh Day Baptist church November 17,
- 1943, conducted by Pastor Carroll L.
Hill and Rev. Edwin Ben Shaw. Burial was in Milton cemetery.
C. L. H. [Vol. 136, No. 2, p. 31]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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