She was born Feb. 12, 1912, on her aunt and uncle's farm 30 miles south of Syracuse, to Howard and Lillie Davis.
On April 24, 1936, she married Clifford Schmidt at her parents' home 30 miles southwest of Syracuse. She lived on their farm six miles southwest of Syracuse and had been a teacher, spending four years in rural schools and 23 years at Kendall.
Her husband died in 1993. She also was preceded in death by three brothers, Delmont, Ralph and Homer Davis; two sisters, Margaret Harper and Helen Patton; and a grandson.
Survivors include two sisters, Claudene Schmidt of Syracuse, and Edna Belle Cook of Ulysses; a brother, Clarence Davis of Bayfield, Colo.; three daughters, Donna Kater of Wichita, B. Ann Morris of Oakland, Ark., and Joyce Daerr of Viola; a son, Russ Schmidt of Highland, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at the United Methodist Church, Syracuse, followed by burial at Syracuse Cemetery.
Garden City Telegram 7/27/10
She was born Feb. 12, 1912, on her aunt and uncle's farm 30 miles south of Syracuse, to Howard and Lillie Davis.
On April 24, 1936, she married Clifford Schmidt at her parents' home 30 miles southwest of Syracuse. She lived on their farm six miles southwest of Syracuse and had been a teacher, spending four years in rural schools and 23 years at Kendall.
Her husband died in 1993. She also was preceded in death by three brothers, Delmont, Ralph and Homer Davis; two sisters, Margaret Harper and Helen Patton; and a grandson.
Survivors include two sisters, Claudene Schmidt of Syracuse, and Edna Belle Cook of Ulysses; a brother, Clarence Davis of Bayfield, Colo.; three daughters, Donna Kater of Wichita, B. Ann Morris of Oakland, Ark., and Joyce Daerr of Viola; a son, Russ Schmidt of Highland, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at the United Methodist Church, Syracuse, followed by burial at Syracuse Cemetery.
Garden City Telegram 7/27/10
Family Members
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Delmont Alvin Davis
1906–2007
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Margaret Christine Davis Harper
1908–2005
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Helen Mae Davis Patton
1910–2005
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James Homer Davis
1914–2002
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Dimple Claudene Davis Schmidt
1916–2012
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SSGT Ralph Walter Davis
1919–1944
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SSgt Ralph Walter Davis
1919–1944
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Edna Belle Davis Cook
1923–2015
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Clarence Howard Davis
1925–2012
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Infant girl twin 2 Davis
1929–1929
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Infant boy twin 1 Davis
1929–1929
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