Nellie Elizabeth Davis, Milton-Freewater, Oregon passed away March 20, 2011 at the Stateline Retirement Inn at the age of 104 years of age.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Eagle Seventh-day Adventist Church in Eagle, Idaho with Pastor Michael Pearson and Pastor Dennis Parks officiating. Private interment will be in the Dry Creek Cemetery, Eagle, ID.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Adventist Frontier Mission or the Adventist Development and Relief Association through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Elizabeth was born on July 23, 1906 the daughter of Charles Alvin and Jane Garvin (Ellison) Burton in Soda Springs, Idaho. She was one of six children. Her father was a sheep man and at a young age she and her family traveled during summers to various areas of the country where the sheep were pastured. She attended school in Soda Springs and later graduated from Blackfoot High School.
She attended Montana State Normal College in Dillon, where she met her future husband, Marion R. Davis. They were married December 5, 1926 in Idaho Falls, ID. Her husband's high school teaching career lead them from Idaho to Montana, Oregon and finally Arizona, where they retired. During World War II, while her husband served as an officer in the US Navy, Elizabeth worked in the Army Corp of Engineers office.
After the war, they returned to Salem, OR, where Marion resumed teaching and Elizabeth worked for Portland General Electric Company. After retirement they lived in Arizona for a time before moving to Eagle, Idaho where Marion preceded her in death on September 16, 1972. Elizabeth moved to Ontario, OR to be near her daughter and her family. In 1979 she settled in Milton-Freewater.
In her later years Elizabeth enjoyed traveling with friends and family throughout the U.S., Canada and Hawaii. She loved her family and enjoyed holidays with her family around her. She would travel to visit her great grandchildren when they were born to welcome them into the family. Mrs. Davis continued driving her own car up until she was 98 years of age.
She had been a member of several Seventh-day Adventist Churches, most recently the Milton Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mrs. Davis volunteered at her church, helping with office details, newsletter mailings, assembling the weekly bulletin as well as other tasks.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Mona and Richard Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater; four grandchildren, Rick Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Dr. Steven Jenkins, of Crestline, CA, Robert Jenkins, of Granite Bay, CA, and Ann Jenkins, of Corpus Christi, TX; and four great-grandsons, Kenneth, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Sean, of College Place, WA, Scot, of Granite Bay, CA, and Dylan, of Minot AFB, ND; one sister-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, a daughter; Virginia, and 2 brothers and 3 sisters all preceded her in death.
Published in Idaho Statesman on March 23, 2011
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Nickname: Beth (Called Aunt Beth by nieces and nephews, although in late life was called Nellie)
Parents: Charles Alvin Burton and Jane G Burton
Funeral services will be Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Eagle Seventh-day Adventist Church in Eagle, Idaho with Pastor Michael Pearson and Pastor Dennis Parks officiating. Private interment will be in the Dry Creek Cemetery, Eagle, ID.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Adventist Frontier Mission or the Adventist Development and Relief Association through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Elizabeth was born on July 23, 1906 the daughter of Charles Alvin and Jane Garvin (Ellison) Burton in Soda Springs, Idaho. She was one of six children. Her father was a sheep man and at a young age she and her family traveled during summers to various areas of the country where the sheep were pastured. She attended school in Soda Springs and later graduated from Blackfoot High School.
She attended Montana State Normal College in Dillon, where she met her future husband, Marion R. Davis. They were married December 5, 1926 in Idaho Falls, ID. Her husband's high school teaching career lead them from Idaho to Montana, Oregon and finally Arizona, where they retired. During World War II, while her husband served as an officer in the US Navy, Elizabeth worked in the Army Corp of Engineers office.
After the war, they returned to Salem, OR, where Marion resumed teaching and Elizabeth worked for Portland General Electric Company. After retirement they lived in Arizona for a time before moving to Eagle, Idaho where Marion preceded her in death on September 16, 1972. Elizabeth moved to Ontario, OR to be near her daughter and her family. In 1979 she settled in Milton-Freewater.
In her later years Elizabeth enjoyed traveling with friends and family throughout the U.S., Canada and Hawaii. She loved her family and enjoyed holidays with her family around her. She would travel to visit her great grandchildren when they were born to welcome them into the family. Mrs. Davis continued driving her own car up until she was 98 years of age.
She had been a member of several Seventh-day Adventist Churches, most recently the Milton Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mrs. Davis volunteered at her church, helping with office details, newsletter mailings, assembling the weekly bulletin as well as other tasks.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Mona and Richard Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater; four grandchildren, Rick Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Dr. Steven Jenkins, of Crestline, CA, Robert Jenkins, of Granite Bay, CA, and Ann Jenkins, of Corpus Christi, TX; and four great-grandsons, Kenneth, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Sean, of College Place, WA, Scot, of Granite Bay, CA, and Dylan, of Minot AFB, ND; one sister-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, a daughter; Virginia, and 2 brothers and 3 sisters all preceded her in death.
Published in Idaho Statesman on March 23, 2011
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Nickname: Beth (Called Aunt Beth by nieces and nephews, although in late life was called Nellie)
Parents: Charles Alvin Burton and Jane G Burton
Nellie Elizabeth Davis, Milton-Freewater, Oregon passed away March 20, 2011 at the Stateline Retirement Inn at the age of 104 years of age.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Eagle Seventh-day Adventist Church in Eagle, Idaho with Pastor Michael Pearson and Pastor Dennis Parks officiating. Private interment will be in the Dry Creek Cemetery, Eagle, ID.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Adventist Frontier Mission or the Adventist Development and Relief Association through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Elizabeth was born on July 23, 1906 the daughter of Charles Alvin and Jane Garvin (Ellison) Burton in Soda Springs, Idaho. She was one of six children. Her father was a sheep man and at a young age she and her family traveled during summers to various areas of the country where the sheep were pastured. She attended school in Soda Springs and later graduated from Blackfoot High School.
She attended Montana State Normal College in Dillon, where she met her future husband, Marion R. Davis. They were married December 5, 1926 in Idaho Falls, ID. Her husband's high school teaching career lead them from Idaho to Montana, Oregon and finally Arizona, where they retired. During World War II, while her husband served as an officer in the US Navy, Elizabeth worked in the Army Corp of Engineers office.
After the war, they returned to Salem, OR, where Marion resumed teaching and Elizabeth worked for Portland General Electric Company. After retirement they lived in Arizona for a time before moving to Eagle, Idaho where Marion preceded her in death on September 16, 1972. Elizabeth moved to Ontario, OR to be near her daughter and her family. In 1979 she settled in Milton-Freewater.
In her later years Elizabeth enjoyed traveling with friends and family throughout the U.S., Canada and Hawaii. She loved her family and enjoyed holidays with her family around her. She would travel to visit her great grandchildren when they were born to welcome them into the family. Mrs. Davis continued driving her own car up until she was 98 years of age.
She had been a member of several Seventh-day Adventist Churches, most recently the Milton Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mrs. Davis volunteered at her church, helping with office details, newsletter mailings, assembling the weekly bulletin as well as other tasks.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Mona and Richard Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater; four grandchildren, Rick Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Dr. Steven Jenkins, of Crestline, CA, Robert Jenkins, of Granite Bay, CA, and Ann Jenkins, of Corpus Christi, TX; and four great-grandsons, Kenneth, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Sean, of College Place, WA, Scot, of Granite Bay, CA, and Dylan, of Minot AFB, ND; one sister-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, a daughter; Virginia, and 2 brothers and 3 sisters all preceded her in death.
Published in Idaho Statesman on March 23, 2011
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Nickname: Beth (Called Aunt Beth by nieces and nephews, although in late life was called Nellie)
Parents: Charles Alvin Burton and Jane G Burton
Funeral services will be Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Eagle Seventh-day Adventist Church in Eagle, Idaho with Pastor Michael Pearson and Pastor Dennis Parks officiating. Private interment will be in the Dry Creek Cemetery, Eagle, ID.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Adventist Frontier Mission or the Adventist Development and Relief Association through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Elizabeth was born on July 23, 1906 the daughter of Charles Alvin and Jane Garvin (Ellison) Burton in Soda Springs, Idaho. She was one of six children. Her father was a sheep man and at a young age she and her family traveled during summers to various areas of the country where the sheep were pastured. She attended school in Soda Springs and later graduated from Blackfoot High School.
She attended Montana State Normal College in Dillon, where she met her future husband, Marion R. Davis. They were married December 5, 1926 in Idaho Falls, ID. Her husband's high school teaching career lead them from Idaho to Montana, Oregon and finally Arizona, where they retired. During World War II, while her husband served as an officer in the US Navy, Elizabeth worked in the Army Corp of Engineers office.
After the war, they returned to Salem, OR, where Marion resumed teaching and Elizabeth worked for Portland General Electric Company. After retirement they lived in Arizona for a time before moving to Eagle, Idaho where Marion preceded her in death on September 16, 1972. Elizabeth moved to Ontario, OR to be near her daughter and her family. In 1979 she settled in Milton-Freewater.
In her later years Elizabeth enjoyed traveling with friends and family throughout the U.S., Canada and Hawaii. She loved her family and enjoyed holidays with her family around her. She would travel to visit her great grandchildren when they were born to welcome them into the family. Mrs. Davis continued driving her own car up until she was 98 years of age.
She had been a member of several Seventh-day Adventist Churches, most recently the Milton Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mrs. Davis volunteered at her church, helping with office details, newsletter mailings, assembling the weekly bulletin as well as other tasks.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Mona and Richard Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater; four grandchildren, Rick Jenkins, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Dr. Steven Jenkins, of Crestline, CA, Robert Jenkins, of Granite Bay, CA, and Ann Jenkins, of Corpus Christi, TX; and four great-grandsons, Kenneth, of Milton-Freewater, OR, Sean, of College Place, WA, Scot, of Granite Bay, CA, and Dylan, of Minot AFB, ND; one sister-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, a daughter; Virginia, and 2 brothers and 3 sisters all preceded her in death.
Published in Idaho Statesman on March 23, 2011
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Nickname: Beth (Called Aunt Beth by nieces and nephews, although in late life was called Nellie)
Parents: Charles Alvin Burton and Jane G Burton
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