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James Lee Davis

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James Lee Davis

Birth
Dean, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Death
27 Mar 1972 (aged 83)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Exline, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Moulton Weekly Tribune March 30, 1972

Lee Davis, 83

Called By Death James Lee Davis, 83, died Monday, March 27, 1972 at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines following a lengthy illness. Born May 13, 1888, at Dean, Iowa, he was the son of Daniel and Sarah Horn Davis. A veteran of World War I, he was married to Pearl Benz. She preceded him in death. On Sept. 27, 1919, he married Kate Archer, who survives. Also surviving are four sons: Clifford of Iowa City, Donald of Moulton, Roy of Centerville,and Virgil of Wellman; four daughters, Velma Forman of Iowa City, Ollie Buck of Yakima, Wash., and Dorothy Kerby and Virgie Campbell, both of Moulton; also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Two daughters, two brothers and one sister also preceded him in death. Services were held Wednesday at the Duley Funeral Home in Moulton, conducted by Jerry Weller. Burial with military rites was in Salem cemetery near Exline.
Row 15
Ia. PFC US Army WW l

Moulton Weekly Tribune March 30, 1972

Lee Davis, 83

Called By Death James Lee Davis, 83, died Monday, March 27, 1972 at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines following a lengthy illness. Born May 13, 1888, at Dean, Iowa, he was the son of Daniel and Sarah Horn Davis. A veteran of World War I, he was married to Pearl Benz. She preceded him in death. On Sept. 27, 1919, he married Kate Archer, who survives. Also surviving are four sons: Clifford of Iowa City, Donald of Moulton, Roy of Centerville,and Virgil of Wellman; four daughters, Velma Forman of Iowa City, Ollie Buck of Yakima, Wash., and Dorothy Kerby and Virgie Campbell, both of Moulton; also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Two daughters, two brothers and one sister also preceded him in death. Services were held Wednesday at the Duley Funeral Home in Moulton, conducted by Jerry Weller. Burial with military rites was in Salem cemetery near Exline.

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  • Maintained by: campbell49 Relative Great-grandparent
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48395073/james_lee-davis: accessed ), memorial page for James Lee Davis (13 May 1888–27 Mar 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48395073, citing Salem Cemetery, Exline, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by campbell49 (contributor 47635387).