Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameRichard Logsdon Davis 
Birth30 Sep 1898, Clay Co, IA
Death18 Mar 1965, Spencer, Clay Co, IA
MemoSpencer Hospital
Burial23 Mar 1965, Riverside Cem, Spencer, Clay Co, IA
MemoRev. Gerald Hallaur; Section 6 - North going south Row 7
OccupationCarpenter
FatherSylvester Richard Davis (1860-1941)
MotherNancy Ellen “Beryl“ Wells (1863-1944)
Misc. Notes
He served in the military in WWI, and was living with his parents in 1920, working as a carpenter.
Was living in Louisville, KY in 1941. His wife died several years before 1962; no children were mentioned.
[Obituary] The Spencer Daily Reporter - Friday, 19 Mar 1965; pg 10
Davis Rites Scheduled for Tuesday
Funeral for Richard Davis, 66, Spencer, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Congregational church with Rev. Gerald Hallaur officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Davis died Thursday at the Spencer Hospital.
Dennis Ehrp will sing "In the Garden" with Vernon Gould as organist. Pall bearers are Howard Summers, Clarence Hummel, Thomas Simet, Archie Freeman, Tom Cornwall and Ernest Ebel. Friends may call at the Warner Funeral Home until noon Tuesday.
Mr. Davis was born Sept. 30, 1898, in Clay County, the son of Sylvester and Beryl Davis. He was a carpenter by occupation.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Allen Anderson of rural Milford.
Was living in Louisville, KY in 1941. His wife died several years before 1962; no children were mentioned.
[Obituary] The Spencer Daily Reporter - Friday, 19 Mar 1965; pg 10
Davis Rites Scheduled for Tuesday
Funeral for Richard Davis, 66, Spencer, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Congregational church with Rev. Gerald Hallaur officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Davis died Thursday at the Spencer Hospital.
Dennis Ehrp will sing "In the Garden" with Vernon Gould as organist. Pall bearers are Howard Summers, Clarence Hummel, Thomas Simet, Archie Freeman, Tom Cornwall and Ernest Ebel. Friends may call at the Warner Funeral Home until noon Tuesday.
Mr. Davis was born Sept. 30, 1898, in Clay County, the son of Sylvester and Beryl Davis. He was a carpenter by occupation.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Allen Anderson of rural Milford.