Dorothy Crane Briggs, born Aug. 12, 1901, in Berkeley, California, to John and Elizabeth Crane, grew up there in Berkeley, graduating from University of California with a degree in bacteriology. In 1923 she married Fred N. Briggs, an associate pathologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They moved to Davis in 1930, and she was a Davis resident for more than 75 years. She died at her son's home on Saturday, June 11, 2005. She was 103 years old.
Dorothy was the owner and manager of the much-loved Discoveries gift shop from 1960 to 1993. She was made an honorary life member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce in recognition of her years of outstanding service and significant contributions to the Chamber. She is one of only eleven people to receive this recognition in the 100 years of the Chamber's existence. She was active in the League of Women Voters, Leisure Hour, and University Farm Circle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred N. Briggs, former dean of the College of Agriculture.
She is survived by her two sons: Norman Briggs and his wife Ozell Yates Briggs of Louisville, Ky.; and John Briggs of Sacramento; granddaughter Laura Brown of Louisville, Ky.; great-granddaughter Amanda Brown and her husband Al Prescott of Maryland; and grandson Mark Brown and his wife Kate and their daughter Caroline of Florida.
Remembrances may be made in her name to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were made with the assistance of the Davis Funeral Chapel.
(Amended from an obituary first published in the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, June 15, 2005, now available online under the US GenWeb project.)
Dorothy was the owner and manager of the much-loved Discoveries gift shop from 1960 to 1993. She was made an honorary life member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce in recognition of her years of outstanding service and significant contributions to the Chamber. She is one of only eleven people to receive this recognition in the 100 years of the Chamber's existence. She was active in the League of Women Voters, Leisure Hour, and University Farm Circle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred N. Briggs, former dean of the College of Agriculture.
She is survived by her two sons: Norman Briggs and his wife Ozell Yates Briggs of Louisville, Ky.; and John Briggs of Sacramento; granddaughter Laura Brown of Louisville, Ky.; great-granddaughter Amanda Brown and her husband Al Prescott of Maryland; and grandson Mark Brown and his wife Kate and their daughter Caroline of Florida.
Remembrances may be made in her name to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were made with the assistance of the Davis Funeral Chapel.
(Amended from an obituary first published in the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, June 15, 2005, now available online under the US GenWeb project.)
Dorothy Crane Briggs, born Aug. 12, 1901, in Berkeley, California, to John and Elizabeth Crane, grew up there in Berkeley, graduating from University of California with a degree in bacteriology. In 1923 she married Fred N. Briggs, an associate pathologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They moved to Davis in 1930, and she was a Davis resident for more than 75 years. She died at her son's home on Saturday, June 11, 2005. She was 103 years old.
Dorothy was the owner and manager of the much-loved Discoveries gift shop from 1960 to 1993. She was made an honorary life member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce in recognition of her years of outstanding service and significant contributions to the Chamber. She is one of only eleven people to receive this recognition in the 100 years of the Chamber's existence. She was active in the League of Women Voters, Leisure Hour, and University Farm Circle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred N. Briggs, former dean of the College of Agriculture.
She is survived by her two sons: Norman Briggs and his wife Ozell Yates Briggs of Louisville, Ky.; and John Briggs of Sacramento; granddaughter Laura Brown of Louisville, Ky.; great-granddaughter Amanda Brown and her husband Al Prescott of Maryland; and grandson Mark Brown and his wife Kate and their daughter Caroline of Florida.
Remembrances may be made in her name to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were made with the assistance of the Davis Funeral Chapel.
(Amended from an obituary first published in the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, June 15, 2005, now available online under the US GenWeb project.)
Dorothy was the owner and manager of the much-loved Discoveries gift shop from 1960 to 1993. She was made an honorary life member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce in recognition of her years of outstanding service and significant contributions to the Chamber. She is one of only eleven people to receive this recognition in the 100 years of the Chamber's existence. She was active in the League of Women Voters, Leisure Hour, and University Farm Circle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred N. Briggs, former dean of the College of Agriculture.
She is survived by her two sons: Norman Briggs and his wife Ozell Yates Briggs of Louisville, Ky.; and John Briggs of Sacramento; granddaughter Laura Brown of Louisville, Ky.; great-granddaughter Amanda Brown and her husband Al Prescott of Maryland; and grandson Mark Brown and his wife Kate and their daughter Caroline of Florida.
Remembrances may be made in her name to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were made with the assistance of the Davis Funeral Chapel.
(Amended from an obituary first published in the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, June 15, 2005, now available online under the US GenWeb project.)
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