Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....Porter Roscoe DAVIS, 1954
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The Herald, Piedmont, West Virginia, Thu 20 May 1954: 
"Funeral services for Porter Roscoe Davis, 69, who died last 
Friday at his home, 111 Spruce street, Westernport, were held 
Monday afternoon at the residence with Rev. Clyde W. Ash, 
pastor of Trinity Methodist church, officiating.  Interment 
was in Philos cemetery where graveside services were conducted 
by Hiram Lodge 103, A. F. and A. M.  Pallbearers, members of 
Hiram Lodge, were Donald A. Smith, Norris C. Ravenscroft, Jr., 
Lonnie Warnick, Louis Bever, Ora E. Brinkman, Adrian Rankin.  
Honorary pallbearers included Robert Stewart, Edward Fazenbaker, 
Irvin Marsh, Thomas Walsh, Robert Warnick and Clifton Marsh.  
Born near Morristown, Tenn., Mr. Davis was a son of the late Mr. 
and Mrs. William v. Davis.  A resident of this area for more 
than forty years, he retired in 1949 after completing 37 years 
of employment at the Luke plant of the W. Va. Pulp and Paper Co. 
Mr. Davis was a member of Trinity Methodist church, Hiram Lodge 
103, A. F. and A. M. and Luke Local 676, UPA-CIO.  His wife, 
Mrs. Nina R. Hartman Davis, died in October 1948.  A son, Pvt. 
Raymond Porter Davis, was killed in the Battle of the Bluge, 
Dec. 29, 1944.  Survivors include three sons, Edward L. Davis, 
Bloomington; Clyde Davis and Richard Davis, both of Westernport; 
two brothers, Thurman and Marvin Davis, both of Hickory, N.C.; 
and five grandchildren."


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