Wife of Goldsmith Chandler Davis
Daughter of Augustus & Martha Ann West
The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 1, 1935
Page 1 Column 6
MRS. G.C. DAVIS PASSED ON SUDDENTLY EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Sallie West Davis, widow of the late Goldsmith c. Davis, passed away at the family home here about 1 o'clock this morning following a heart attack. This is her 80th birthday. Mrs. Davis had been suffering with a serious heart ailment for the past years or more, but her death was unexpected.
Mrs. Davis' husband preceded her in death by about three years. They had been residents of Bentonville for close to 50 years and the family is widely known and esteemed.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of this place and by three daughters, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., Mrs. A.J. Cannon of St. John, N.D. and Miss Tretwood Davis of the home. Other survivors include two brothers, six, grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 8, 1935
Page 4 Column 3
FUNDERAL OF MRS. G.C. DAVIS HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie West Davis, aged 80, widow of the late Goldsmith C. Davis, pioneer Northwest Arkansas orchardist and nurseryman, were held here at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of the Callison-McKinney Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Edwin E. Mace, Pastor of the Bentonville Presbyterian Church. Music for the service included two vocal dusts, "Face to Face" and "God Will Take Care of You," by Mrs. Nettie Udden and Mrs. Edwin E. mace, with Miss Clarice Dodson as accompanist.
Mrs. Davis' death occurred about 1 o'clock Thursday morning, October 1st, 1936, within the first hour of her 80th birthday anniversary. She had lived in and near Bentonville for 60 years. Her husband died here June 27th, 1933, at the age of 90 years and two days. Although she had been suffering from a serious heart trouble the past two or three years, Mrs. Davis' death was unexpected and resulted form a heart attack of only about an hour earlier.
Sallie Jane West was born in Georgia on Oct. 1st, 1856, and was a daughter of A.A. West, a native of Alabama, and Martha Formby West, a native of Georgia. The family later lived in Alabama, moving form there to Northwest Arkansas. On Oct. 17th, 1876, Miss Sallie Jane West was married here at Bentonville to Goldsmith C. Davis, a native of Waynesville, Ind., who had come to Arkansas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Davis, shortly after the War Between the States, and located near Bentonville. The marriage service was performed by the late Rev. Peter Caranhan, pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
Mr. Davis became a pioneer fruitgrower of this section of the Ozarks and established the first large commercial apple orchard and the first extensive fruit tree nursery here in Benton County. The establishment of his nursery business and subsequent development of several well known varieties of apples began when, after his mother had planted in 1860 a pint of apple seeds, Mr. Davis grafted the resulting "seedlings" and from that beginning launched into his important lifework.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of Bentonville, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., and Mrs. A. J. Cannon of St John, N.D. She is survived also by two brothers, L.A. West of Farmervsville, Texas, and John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The granddaughters here for the funeral acted as flower girls.
Relatives coming to Bentonville on account of Mrs. Davis' death included her son, Ben Davis, and wife and their youngest daughter, Phoebe Davis, of Tahlequah; her daughter, Sallie Jane Whittington, all of Ozark, Mo.; one brother, John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and her granddaughter, Miss Kimmie Jane Davis of Bentonville, who is a student in the University of Arkansas of Fayetteville. Other close relatives were unable to come on account of the distance of their homes.
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Daughter of Augustus & Martha Ann West
The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 1, 1935
Page 1 Column 6
MRS. G.C. DAVIS PASSED ON SUDDENTLY EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Sallie West Davis, widow of the late Goldsmith c. Davis, passed away at the family home here about 1 o'clock this morning following a heart attack. This is her 80th birthday. Mrs. Davis had been suffering with a serious heart ailment for the past years or more, but her death was unexpected.
Mrs. Davis' husband preceded her in death by about three years. They had been residents of Bentonville for close to 50 years and the family is widely known and esteemed.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of this place and by three daughters, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., Mrs. A.J. Cannon of St. John, N.D. and Miss Tretwood Davis of the home. Other survivors include two brothers, six, grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 8, 1935
Page 4 Column 3
FUNDERAL OF MRS. G.C. DAVIS HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie West Davis, aged 80, widow of the late Goldsmith C. Davis, pioneer Northwest Arkansas orchardist and nurseryman, were held here at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of the Callison-McKinney Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Edwin E. Mace, Pastor of the Bentonville Presbyterian Church. Music for the service included two vocal dusts, "Face to Face" and "God Will Take Care of You," by Mrs. Nettie Udden and Mrs. Edwin E. mace, with Miss Clarice Dodson as accompanist.
Mrs. Davis' death occurred about 1 o'clock Thursday morning, October 1st, 1936, within the first hour of her 80th birthday anniversary. She had lived in and near Bentonville for 60 years. Her husband died here June 27th, 1933, at the age of 90 years and two days. Although she had been suffering from a serious heart trouble the past two or three years, Mrs. Davis' death was unexpected and resulted form a heart attack of only about an hour earlier.
Sallie Jane West was born in Georgia on Oct. 1st, 1856, and was a daughter of A.A. West, a native of Alabama, and Martha Formby West, a native of Georgia. The family later lived in Alabama, moving form there to Northwest Arkansas. On Oct. 17th, 1876, Miss Sallie Jane West was married here at Bentonville to Goldsmith C. Davis, a native of Waynesville, Ind., who had come to Arkansas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Davis, shortly after the War Between the States, and located near Bentonville. The marriage service was performed by the late Rev. Peter Caranhan, pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
Mr. Davis became a pioneer fruitgrower of this section of the Ozarks and established the first large commercial apple orchard and the first extensive fruit tree nursery here in Benton County. The establishment of his nursery business and subsequent development of several well known varieties of apples began when, after his mother had planted in 1860 a pint of apple seeds, Mr. Davis grafted the resulting "seedlings" and from that beginning launched into his important lifework.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of Bentonville, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., and Mrs. A. J. Cannon of St John, N.D. She is survived also by two brothers, L.A. West of Farmervsville, Texas, and John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The granddaughters here for the funeral acted as flower girls.
Relatives coming to Bentonville on account of Mrs. Davis' death included her son, Ben Davis, and wife and their youngest daughter, Phoebe Davis, of Tahlequah; her daughter, Sallie Jane Whittington, all of Ozark, Mo.; one brother, John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and her granddaughter, Miss Kimmie Jane Davis of Bentonville, who is a student in the University of Arkansas of Fayetteville. Other close relatives were unable to come on account of the distance of their homes.
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Wife of Goldsmith Chandler Davis
Daughter of Augustus & Martha Ann West
The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 1, 1935
Page 1 Column 6
MRS. G.C. DAVIS PASSED ON SUDDENTLY EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Sallie West Davis, widow of the late Goldsmith c. Davis, passed away at the family home here about 1 o'clock this morning following a heart attack. This is her 80th birthday. Mrs. Davis had been suffering with a serious heart ailment for the past years or more, but her death was unexpected.
Mrs. Davis' husband preceded her in death by about three years. They had been residents of Bentonville for close to 50 years and the family is widely known and esteemed.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of this place and by three daughters, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., Mrs. A.J. Cannon of St. John, N.D. and Miss Tretwood Davis of the home. Other survivors include two brothers, six, grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 8, 1935
Page 4 Column 3
FUNDERAL OF MRS. G.C. DAVIS HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie West Davis, aged 80, widow of the late Goldsmith C. Davis, pioneer Northwest Arkansas orchardist and nurseryman, were held here at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of the Callison-McKinney Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Edwin E. Mace, Pastor of the Bentonville Presbyterian Church. Music for the service included two vocal dusts, "Face to Face" and "God Will Take Care of You," by Mrs. Nettie Udden and Mrs. Edwin E. mace, with Miss Clarice Dodson as accompanist.
Mrs. Davis' death occurred about 1 o'clock Thursday morning, October 1st, 1936, within the first hour of her 80th birthday anniversary. She had lived in and near Bentonville for 60 years. Her husband died here June 27th, 1933, at the age of 90 years and two days. Although she had been suffering from a serious heart trouble the past two or three years, Mrs. Davis' death was unexpected and resulted form a heart attack of only about an hour earlier.
Sallie Jane West was born in Georgia on Oct. 1st, 1856, and was a daughter of A.A. West, a native of Alabama, and Martha Formby West, a native of Georgia. The family later lived in Alabama, moving form there to Northwest Arkansas. On Oct. 17th, 1876, Miss Sallie Jane West was married here at Bentonville to Goldsmith C. Davis, a native of Waynesville, Ind., who had come to Arkansas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Davis, shortly after the War Between the States, and located near Bentonville. The marriage service was performed by the late Rev. Peter Caranhan, pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
Mr. Davis became a pioneer fruitgrower of this section of the Ozarks and established the first large commercial apple orchard and the first extensive fruit tree nursery here in Benton County. The establishment of his nursery business and subsequent development of several well known varieties of apples began when, after his mother had planted in 1860 a pint of apple seeds, Mr. Davis grafted the resulting "seedlings" and from that beginning launched into his important lifework.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of Bentonville, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., and Mrs. A. J. Cannon of St John, N.D. She is survived also by two brothers, L.A. West of Farmervsville, Texas, and John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The granddaughters here for the funeral acted as flower girls.
Relatives coming to Bentonville on account of Mrs. Davis' death included her son, Ben Davis, and wife and their youngest daughter, Phoebe Davis, of Tahlequah; her daughter, Sallie Jane Whittington, all of Ozark, Mo.; one brother, John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and her granddaughter, Miss Kimmie Jane Davis of Bentonville, who is a student in the University of Arkansas of Fayetteville. Other close relatives were unable to come on account of the distance of their homes.
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Daughter of Augustus & Martha Ann West
The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 1, 1935
Page 1 Column 6
MRS. G.C. DAVIS PASSED ON SUDDENTLY EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Sallie West Davis, widow of the late Goldsmith c. Davis, passed away at the family home here about 1 o'clock this morning following a heart attack. This is her 80th birthday. Mrs. Davis had been suffering with a serious heart ailment for the past years or more, but her death was unexpected.
Mrs. Davis' husband preceded her in death by about three years. They had been residents of Bentonville for close to 50 years and the family is widely known and esteemed.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of this place and by three daughters, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., Mrs. A.J. Cannon of St. John, N.D. and Miss Tretwood Davis of the home. Other survivors include two brothers, six, grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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The Benton County Democrat
Bentonville, AR
Thursday, October 8, 1935
Page 4 Column 3
FUNDERAL OF MRS. G.C. DAVIS HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie West Davis, aged 80, widow of the late Goldsmith C. Davis, pioneer Northwest Arkansas orchardist and nurseryman, were held here at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of the Callison-McKinney Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Edwin E. Mace, Pastor of the Bentonville Presbyterian Church. Music for the service included two vocal dusts, "Face to Face" and "God Will Take Care of You," by Mrs. Nettie Udden and Mrs. Edwin E. mace, with Miss Clarice Dodson as accompanist.
Mrs. Davis' death occurred about 1 o'clock Thursday morning, October 1st, 1936, within the first hour of her 80th birthday anniversary. She had lived in and near Bentonville for 60 years. Her husband died here June 27th, 1933, at the age of 90 years and two days. Although she had been suffering from a serious heart trouble the past two or three years, Mrs. Davis' death was unexpected and resulted form a heart attack of only about an hour earlier.
Sallie Jane West was born in Georgia on Oct. 1st, 1856, and was a daughter of A.A. West, a native of Alabama, and Martha Formby West, a native of Georgia. The family later lived in Alabama, moving form there to Northwest Arkansas. On Oct. 17th, 1876, Miss Sallie Jane West was married here at Bentonville to Goldsmith C. Davis, a native of Waynesville, Ind., who had come to Arkansas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Davis, shortly after the War Between the States, and located near Bentonville. The marriage service was performed by the late Rev. Peter Caranhan, pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
Mr. Davis became a pioneer fruitgrower of this section of the Ozarks and established the first large commercial apple orchard and the first extensive fruit tree nursery here in Benton County. The establishment of his nursery business and subsequent development of several well known varieties of apples began when, after his mother had planted in 1860 a pint of apple seeds, Mr. Davis grafted the resulting "seedlings" and from that beginning launched into his important lifework.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Ben Davis of Tahlequah, Okla., and John G. Davis of Bentonville, Mrs. H.B. Johnson of Ozark, Mo., and Mrs. A. J. Cannon of St John, N.D. She is survived also by two brothers, L.A. West of Farmervsville, Texas, and John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The granddaughters here for the funeral acted as flower girls.
Relatives coming to Bentonville on account of Mrs. Davis' death included her son, Ben Davis, and wife and their youngest daughter, Phoebe Davis, of Tahlequah; her daughter, Sallie Jane Whittington, all of Ozark, Mo.; one brother, John T. West of Kansas, Okla., and her granddaughter, Miss Kimmie Jane Davis of Bentonville, who is a student in the University of Arkansas of Fayetteville. Other close relatives were unable to come on account of the distance of their homes.
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