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Joseph Benson Davis

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Joseph Benson Davis

Birth
Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA
Death
13 Mar 1941 (aged 73)
Bawcomville, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
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Joseph B. Davis, 74, died at the residence of his son, H. P. Davis, Baucomville, at 5 o'clock Thursday morning following a brief illness.

The funeral cortège left the residence at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon for Mt. Vernon church, where services were held with Rev. James P. Eden officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Vernon cemetery.

Mr. Davis is survived by two sons, H. P. Davis, Baucomville; Henry Davis, Montgomery, La.; three daughters, Mrs. Naomi Stuckey, Jonesboro, La.; Mrs. Lillian Brady, Eros; Mrs. J. D. Richards, McComb, Miss.; one brother, Henderson Davis, Wesson, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Anna Bessonett, Brookhaven, Miss.; 17 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were D. L. Calhoun, Paul Crowell, M. L. Owens, Hansford Russell, T. T. Jones and Frank Ford.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Dixie Funeral Home.

Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Friday, March 14, 1941

Thank You to Find A Grave contributor Ron Manley for providing the obituary.
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Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960
Name Joseph Benson Davis
Sex Male
Age 73y 11m 0d
Death Date 13 Mar 1941
Death Place Bawcomville, Ouachita, Louisiana
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Father's Name Alexander Davis
Mother's Name Sarah R Moon
Event Type Death
Birth Date 1868
Birth Year (Estimated) 1868
Birthplace Lincoln County, Mississippi
Spouse's Name Mary Cain
Spouse's Sex Female
Certificate Number 4046
Record Number 2654
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSY2-TMJ
Joseph B. Davis, 74, died at the residence of his son, H. P. Davis, Baucomville, at 5 o'clock Thursday morning following a brief illness.

The funeral cortège left the residence at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon for Mt. Vernon church, where services were held with Rev. James P. Eden officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Vernon cemetery.

Mr. Davis is survived by two sons, H. P. Davis, Baucomville; Henry Davis, Montgomery, La.; three daughters, Mrs. Naomi Stuckey, Jonesboro, La.; Mrs. Lillian Brady, Eros; Mrs. J. D. Richards, McComb, Miss.; one brother, Henderson Davis, Wesson, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Anna Bessonett, Brookhaven, Miss.; 17 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were D. L. Calhoun, Paul Crowell, M. L. Owens, Hansford Russell, T. T. Jones and Frank Ford.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Dixie Funeral Home.

Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Friday, March 14, 1941

Thank You to Find A Grave contributor Ron Manley for providing the obituary.
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Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960
Name Joseph Benson Davis
Sex Male
Age 73y 11m 0d
Death Date 13 Mar 1941
Death Place Bawcomville, Ouachita, Louisiana
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Father's Name Alexander Davis
Mother's Name Sarah R Moon
Event Type Death
Birth Date 1868
Birth Year (Estimated) 1868
Birthplace Lincoln County, Mississippi
Spouse's Name Mary Cain
Spouse's Sex Female
Certificate Number 4046
Record Number 2654
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSY2-TMJ

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