| Obit For | Joseph Henry Davis |
|---|---|
| Headline | PIONEER CITIZEN OF THIS COMMUNITY DEAD |
| Text | J. H. Davis a Citizen of This Community for 66 Years Succumbs to Flu
Henry Davis one of the pioneer citizens of this vicinity who has lived within a radius of five miles for the past 66 years died Friday morning, March 2, 1923 on his farm home one mile ? of here , age 70 years, six months and two days. He had been an invalid for 8 months and was suffering from a complication of diseases, although his death was from influenza. Joseph Henry Davis was born in ? County, Arkansas, Aug. 1852 and came to this vicinity at the age of two years. He has acted as Justice of the Peace in Corsicana and Wheaton townships and has always taken positive and aggressive interest in political and civic affairs. He was married to Lottie Jane Smith in 1886 and to this union three children were born. They are Mrs. Stella White of Me?amora, Indiana, Elbert of Kansas City and Rex who is still at home. Besides the children, he leaves a wife, a brother Jake of Cassville and a sister Mrs. Mary Platner of Simco. He was converted and became a member of the Free Will Baptist Church at Munsey in the year of 1898 and in 1900 was ordained as a minister of that denomination. Funeral services were conducted at Munsey Chapel Saturday afternoon by George Swindle and J. A. Duncan. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Wheaton Journal |
| Date | Feb. 1923 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Don Warner - Deceased |
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