Tulare-San Luis Obispo County CA Archives Obituaries.....Davidson, Marjorie (Van Gorden) August 1, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Steve Harrison raleighwood@juno.com June 11, 2008, 8:16 pm Visalia Morning Delta, August 2, 1923 "MRS. HOMER DAVIDSON PASSES AWAY HERE IN THE KAWEAH HOSPITAL Long Illness Ends After Operation Saturday Failed to Improve Health Mrs. Marjorie Davidson, wife of Homer Davidson of the Elbow district, passed away in [Visalia at] the Kaweah hispital [sic] at one o'clock yesterday morning [August 1] after an illness extending over a long period. She was brought to the hospital Saturday, and an operation was performed in the hopes of bettering her condition, but she gradually weakened and passed away four days later. Deceased was born in San Luis Obispo 28 years ago. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Van Gordon [Van Gorden], moved to the Elbow district several years ago and have resided there since. She is survived by her husband, Homer Davidson; two daughters, and one son, her parents, two brothers, L. R. [Le Roy] Van Gordon [sic], county traffic officer, and Harry Van Gordon [sic]; an aunt Mrs. Cora Russell and a cousin, Clifford Russell. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Hadley & Locey chapel and interment will be in the city cemetery [Visalia Cemetery]." END Additional Comments: Visalia Morning Delta (Visalia, California). August 2, 1923 (Thursday). Page 2, Column 3. Marjorie Van Gorden was born on December 20, 1894 in San Luis Obispo County (perhaps Cambria or San Luis Obispo city) to Fred Van Gorden and Lottie Mae (Stilts) Van Gorden. She married Homer John Thomas Davidson in 1913, probably in Tulare County. She and Homer are both buried in the Visalia Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanluisobispo/obits/d/davidson3692gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb