Licking County OhArchives Obituaries.....Davis, Benton July 21, 1945 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deborah Barber debdaveb@windstream.net December 6, 2008, 10:08 am The Newark Advocate OBITUARY BENTON DAVIS Benton Davis, 83, retired farmer of Mary Ann township, died Saturday at 5:30 p. m. in the City hospital where he had been a patient since July 3, for treatment of a heart ailment. Born Dec. 18, 1861, in Licking county he was the son of Tilburry and Martha Davis. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Matilda Davis, died March 10, 1924, and the following children survive: Oliver Davis of California, John of New Philadelphia, Charles of the home, Mrs. Mary Claggett of St. Louisville, Mrs. Etha Frost of Frazeysburg, Mrs. Eunice Scott St. Louisville, Mrs. Russell Lees near Newark, Mrs. Wealthia Giblin of Newark; also 22 grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren. A daughter Mr. Quilie Claggett and two sons, Alphonso and David Davis, are deceased. A sister, Mrs. Amanda Grumm of Rocky Fork, also survives. The body is at Criss Brothers funeral home and the cortege will leave at 1:15 p. m. Wednesday for Smith Chapel church were services will be held at 2 p. m. Rev. Allen Wilson will officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery. Additional Comments: My mother, Martha I. Claggett Baughman, gave me a copy of this obituary shortly after the death of her sister, Etha L. Claggett Merrick Billman Layton. Benton Davis was their grandfather. Their mother was Mrs. Mary Claggett of St. Louisville, Ohio. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/licking/obits/d/davis2185ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb