Fayette County PA Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Clayton ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by Bob Hamilton bobandcarol@wirelessbeehive.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitter PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________ This obituary came from an unknown paper. It was cut out and put into a scrapbook by its original owner. It was later photocopied and given to me in 2002. It is a transcription of this photocopied original with no corrections to its spelling or punctuation. Handwritten date on obituary Nov. 5, 1923 CLAYTON H. DAVIS Wounded in the head by shrapnel and gassed during the World War, Clayton H. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Davis of New Salem, died Saturday morning from the effects of the gassing, from which he never fully recovered. The young man was a member of the New Salem Presbyterian church and an active member of the Baraca class. He was a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M. lodge at New Salem. He served with the 320th Infantry in the World War and belonged to the Veterans of Foreign wars. Besides his parents he is survived by a brother and two sisters, John Davis of Kittanning; Mrs. Ethel Vance of Hillsboro and Mrs. Howard Brown of New Salem. Mrs. William Mullen, another sister, is deceased. Rev. George K. Bamford will have charge of the funeral services which will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at New Salem Presbyterian church.