Obituary of Bessie DAVIS, Hardin County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Wanda Reed Name of Deceased: Bessie DAVIS Name of Newspaper: Hardin County Independent Date of Newspaper: 27 September 1920 Bessie Davis, daughter of J. W. Fellows and Fannie (Oxford) Fellows, born in Hardin County, Illinois Jan. 6, 1895 and died in Chicago Sept. 21, 1928 being at the time of her death 33 years 8 months and 14 days. She was first married to Eschol Gross at an early age and to this union one child was born and after a time they were separated and she went to Chicago, where she found suitable employment, and after a time she became enamored of a young man by the name of William Davis, whose kindly disposition was so charming, and the personalities of both were of that winning character that soon enabled them to try the married life together, and as a result of that union two children were born to them, a boy and a girl, intelligent and very beautiful. The deceased husband was a stranger to everybody here, but his kindly disposition and pleasing appearance won favor with all who met him. There is no question that their married life was both agreeable and pleasant. She was buried in Central cemetery. A large crowd honored her funeral with their presence, which by her request was conducted by A. J. Clanton and E. N. Hall. Those who conducted the funeral knowing the deceased since childhood and knowing her sweet and loving disposition did not fail to portray these lovely qualities that made her a favorite with her young school mates and with older people as well. We beg to extend sincere sympathy to the husband and children and all other more distant relatives and especially her grandmother, Aunt Pharis Oxford. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Reed