Obit of Davis, Francis Marion - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 30 May 2005 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Davis, Toal, Ezzell, Groves, Scott, Dunham. Daw Originally Posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5966 Francis Marion Davis was born at Ballground, Georgia, June 17, 1874 and departed this life July 27, 1948 at 7:30 a.m. at his home in Strong City, Oklahoma. He was 74 years, one month and 10 days. He finished high school at Dalonga, Georgia and received two years training in a Delonga military academy before coming to Texas at the age of 20. Mr. Davis was a good neighbor, a good citizen and a devoted husband. He was a member of the schoolboard at Strong City for many years. At one time he was a member of the Odd Fellows fraternal organization. Mr. and Mrs. Davis became members of the Free Will Baptist Church of Roll, Oklahoma many years ago. He did his church work with much interest and served in the capacity of Deacon. His happiest moments were to have his children at home gathered around the piano singing the sacred songs of the church he loved so well. He was blessed with a loving wife and compainion who cared for him day and night with untiring effort during his 18 months of illness. Survivors include, Mrs Bernice J. Toal Davis; six daughters, Ida Mae Ezzell of Sayre, Oklahoma; Effie Lee Groves of Long Beach, California; Alta Scott of Strong City, Oklahoma; Bernice Dunham, Ryan, Oklahoma; Francis Scott, Strong City, Oklahoma; Ruby Daw, Borger, Texas; one son Weldon Davis of Strong City, Oklahoma and eleven grandchildren. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 1-Aug-1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html