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Harmon Co OK - Obit for Mary Jane Davis
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Submitted by: David W. Morgan, dmorgan@efn.org
1/4/2002
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   Mary Jane Davis
   
   SPEARMAN - Mary Jane Davis, 102, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002.
   
   Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Spearman Methodist Church with
   Ken  Cole  officiating.  Burial  will  be  at  3:30  p.m.  Saturday in
   Fairmount  Cemetery  at  Hollis,  Okla.  Arrangements  are  by Boxwell
   Brothers Funeral Home.
   
   Mrs.  Davis  was  born June 26, 1899, in Old Fields, W.Va., to Charles
   and  Ema  Sions.  She came to Oklahoma with her parents when she was 4
   years old, settling in Dewey County. She married James Ray in 1917. He
   died in 1921, leaving her with two babies.
   
   She owned and operated hotels and cafes in Canton, Okla., and Oakwood,
   Okla.  She married Glen Davis in 1930. They moved to Hollis, Okla., in
   1950.  Her  husband died in 1959, but she continued to live in Hollis.
   In  her  later  years she lived with her daughters, making her home in
   Spearman with her daughter, Pauline, the last years of her life.
   
   She was a member of Hollis United Methodist Church and attended church
   regularly  in  Spearman  as  long  as she was able. She was a lifetime
   member of Eastern Star having held all points of the star and had been
   past worthy matron.
   
   She  enjoyed  arts  and  crafts  and  enjoyed craft shows. She will be
   remembered  by  many  in Spearman for the colorful cup towels that she
   embroidered.
   
   Survivors  include  two  daughters,  Maxine  Thompson  of  Houston and
   Pauline McGee of Spearman; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
   five great-great-grandchildren; and a host of friends.
   
   The  family  suggests  memorials  be  to  Hansford  Manor, 707 Roland,
   Spearman, TX 79081.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 4, 2002
   
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