Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Maple W., 1919 

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MAPLE WATKINS DAVIS

MISS MAPLE DAVIS DROWNS AT OCEAN VIEW

   The entire community was greatly shocked Tuesday morning on receiving the 
message that Miss Maple Watkins Davis was drowned while in bathing at Ocean 
View when caught in the undertow and dragged beyond her depth.  Mr. Jesse 
McClenny, who was in bathing at the same time, made heroic efforts to save her 
but became exhausted and was rescued by Mr. S. Lloyd Drake who heard the cry 
for help.  The body of Miss Davis was washed ashore a few minutes later and 
all efforts were made to restore her but to no avail. 

   The deceased, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Davis of the Black 
Creek community, was born February 11, 1894 and died July 28, 1919.  She was 
educated in the public schools of the county and Harrisonburg Normal, 
Harrisonburg, Va., and then taught in the public school at Joyners, the high 
school at Carson and was principal of the Somerton Graded School.  Since June 
1918, she has been in the service of the Government at Washington, D.C., 
holding a responsible position in the Bond Department.  Although her work took 
her from home she always felt a deep interest in her church and community. 

   Since early childhood she had been a faithful member of Black Creek Baptist 
church from which place the funeral services were conducted Wednesday 
afternoon by the pastor, Rev. W.P. Brooke.  The solo, "He Knowns it All," by 
Miss Elmina Rawls of Franklin and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Nearer My 
God to Thee" by the choir, were all very touchingly rendered.  She was laid to 
rest in the family plot in Poplar Spring Cemetery at Franklin.  The high 
esteem in which she was held was attested by the many beautiful floral 
designs. 

   Besides her parents, she leaves to mourn their loss five sisters; Misses 
Gypsey and Lenora Davis of Franklin, Miss Maude Davis of Henderson, N.C., Mrs. 
Irene Barkley and Mrs. Jesse McClenny of Franklin. 

   The following gentleman acted as pallbearers; honorary, M.G. McClenny, J.W. 
Turner, J.K. Wade, J.J. Camp, Dr. B.F. Babb, J.F. Bradshaw, Rosser Bulls, B.F. 
Babb, Rufus Johnson, R.E. Beale, E.A. Councill, I.Q, Wiggins, Hunter Darden 
and Carlton Matthews; active Alfred Cobb, Leland Beale, W.R. Sheffield, Floyd 
Joyner, W.P. Johnson and Ben Bradshaw. 


Maple Watkins DAVIS, Federal employee- Washington, former teacher, 
b. 11 Feb 1894, drowned 28 Jul 1919, Ocean View, Norfolk, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 93A), Franklin, 
   29 Jul 1919, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 1, 1919, p. 6 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
    Poplar Spring list: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 12, 1920, p. 9) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d120s1ob.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 21, 1930) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d120m3ob.txt 

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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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