Samuel O. Davis, 53, of 2212 Circle Drive, Airport Villa, died Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness.

He was a lifelong resident of Wilmington and a conductor for the Penn Central railroad.

Mr. Davis was a veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 29.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Loretta T. Nagle Davis; two sons, Samuel F. of New York and Robert J. of Wilmington; a sister, Mrs. Betty Lou Edge of Holly Oak Terrace; his mother, Mrs. Alma M. Davis of Wilmington, and three grandchildren.

Requiem Mass will be offered at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Cedar and Clayton Sts., tomorrow morning at 9:30. Friends may call tonight at Mealy Funeral Home, 7th and Broom Sts. Arrangements for interment are incomplete.

(Evening Journal, Wilmington, DE, 6 Apr 1970 (Monday), Page 16)
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Samuel O. Davis, 53, of 2212 Circle Drive, Airport Villa, died Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness.

He was a lifelong resident of Wilmington and a conductor for the Penn Central railroad.

Mr. Davis was a veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 29.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Loretta T. Nagle Davis; two sons, Samuel F. of New York and Robert J. of Wilmington; a sister, Mrs. Betty Lou Edge of Holly Oak Terrace; his mother, Mrs. Alma M. Davis of Wilmington, and three grandchildren.

Requiem Mass will be offered at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Cedar and Clayton Sts., tomorrow morning at 9:30. Friends may call tonight at Mealy Funeral Home, 7th and Broom Sts. Arrangements for interment are incomplete.

(Evening Journal, Wilmington, DE, 6 Apr 1970 (Monday), Page 16)
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