DAVIS, Robert Thomas - b. July 27, 1867 - d. June 28, 1911

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Howard Courant
July 6, 1911

Robert Thomas Davis was born in Warren County, Indiana, on the 27th say of July 1867.  He came with his parents, J. G. Davis and Jeston Hurst Davis to Montgomery county, Kansas in the fall of 1870, when but little past three years old.  He was reared as a farmer lad, and received a fair common school education.

At the age of 19 he entered the mercantile business witth the firm of Davis & Watkins, in Elk City, where he became chief salesman and bookkeeper.  Some years later the firm removed to Kingfisher, Oklahoma where he continued in business several years until his health failed, when he visited Colorago, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.  He departed earthly life on the 28th day of June 1911, at 5 o'clock a.m. at Severy, Kansas at the residence of his sister, Esther Zillah Davis, at the age of 43 years, 11 months, and 1 day.   Before his death he made full confession of faith in his Redeemer and died in the serene peace that faith affords.  Besides his parents, he leaves to mourn his loss; three brothers, William R. Davis of Evelch, Oklahoma, J. Edward Davis and Benjamin H. Davis of Independence, and five sisters, Mrs. Esther Z. Davis, Severy, Mrs. Lily M. Pervines, Howard, Mrs. Rosa Hannegan, Independence, Mrs. Pearl Beckner of near Elk Falls, and Mrs. Effie Hupp of Colorado Springs, Colo., all of whom were there, with the exception of Mrs. Hannegan, who was detained at home by sickness. The funeral services were ably conducted at Severy, by Rev. Dr. Landsberry, who also officiated at the interment at Grace Lawn cemetery at Howard.