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Show Funeral Services Held Here Sunday for William Albert Davis Bishop Andrew McArthur conducted con-ducted the funeral services in the South ward chapel, Sunday, May 21, at 4 p. m., for William Albert Davis, 34, husband of Roxey Rom-ney Rom-ney Davis, who died in the St. Mary's hospital, San Francisco, Wednesday, May 17, of kidney infection after an extended illness. Music numbers were under the direction of Mrs. Mae A. Pace and included a vocal duet, "In the Garden", by Mrs. Mack G. Jackson Jack-son and Mrs. Ralph J. Lauper; violin solo, "Elegie", Mrs. Ellis Everett; solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Sol-emn Thought", Jay Huntsman; and a duet, "Whispering Hope", by Mrs. Wm. E. Baker and Mrs. Pratt Miles. Mrs. Orval Hafen read the poem, "Sometime", by Mary Louise Riley Smith. Dr. Reichmaim Gives Serman Dr. W. J. Reichmann gave the funeral sermon, reviewing the life of the deceased, of his accomplishments accom-plishments in his few brief years of life, and of the honor and homage paid him by his associates for his outstanding personality, and his capacity in civil engineering. engi-neering. By request, Mathew M. Bent-ley Bent-ley read the written tribute paid to Mr. Davis by John A. Server, editor of the Western Construction Construc-tion News, with whom he served for the past year as associate then of the stake presidency, and editor. Prayers wore by Vernon Wor-W. Wor-W. O. Bentley, and John T. Woodbury Wood-bury Jr., dedicated the grave in the St. George ciy cemetery. Bom in Mason, Nev.. June 1, 1910, William Albert Davis was the only son of William Walter and Elizabeth Connor Davis. He has graduated from the University of Nevada in civil engineering, and was employed for several years in California and Nevada as area engineer in soil conservation. While working in Nevada he met Roxey Romney of St. George and they were married May 31, 1938, in Glendale. Calif. For two years they lived in Yerrington, Nev., and one year in Calientl?, before he entered the University of California Law school, which he attended for one year, before accepting employment employ-ment as office engineer of Metropolitan Metro-politan Housing Projects of Los ViT-eles. His health lvcame impaired im-paired and in July 1943 he accepted ac-cepted a position as the assistant (Continued on page five) W. A. Davis Funeral (Continued from first page) editor of Western Construction News, which position he held at the time of his death. In connection with his work, he has been recognized for his efficiency ef-ficiency in 'organizing projects. Recently he was made a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was also a member of the San Francisco Engineers' club, the Civil Engineers' Speaking Speak-ing club and the Los Angeles Society So-ciety of Construction Engineers. Surviving besides his wife, are his parents of Yerrington, Nev., and two sisters, Mrs. Mitchell Grubic of Carson City and Mrs. Morgan Gardner of Millbrae, Calif. Before bringing the body to St. George for final services and burial, brief services were held in the Corsby N. Gray mortuary, in Burlingame, Calif., which were attended at-tended by his relatives and many associates. At these services Editor Edi-tor Server gave the tribute which was read in the services in St. George. |
