Show mother of floyd davis dies stella kidder davis was born jan 1 1865 at st joseph mo she was united in marriage at topeka kan june 15 1880 to thomas J davis and to this union five children were born the children were reared at this home in 1903 the family moved to a farm west of topeka and one vear pr later moved to western kansas kansas and resided in that part of the state until her husband retired from the ministry in 1933 it I 1 is so out of place tor for me to be writing the obituary of my mother in the third p person erson she was a most wonderful mo ther and woman in 1917 my parents made their first trip to dove creek they drove a ford and at ye yellow ow jacket missed the sage trail but after a few inquiries of local homesteaders finally made it to dhove creek many years this episode of their first visit to dove creek was recalled with many exciting but fond memories they revisited dove creek again in 1927 and again in 1938 when they spent one winter with us my father passed away in in 1948 after 65 years of marriage and since then my mother 1 made her home with her daughter daughty at wichita kan of the children four are still living living the baby br brother other having died at the age of three the remaining children are L M davis chevey chase md floyd davis dove creek dr D E davis petaluma Pet aluma calif and mrs ruth fleming wichita there are arc 14 grand children and two great groat great grand children interment was made at the family plot in topeka kan where E grandpa and grandma davis father baby brother and and an uncle are already rest ing no tears sadness but tears how biow can anyone really grieve over the ending of such a long successful quiet life A loving son floyd I 1 davis |