Pickard, Zola (Davis)

Mrs. Zola Pickard
June 9, 1880-March 25, 1909

Niles Daily Sun, Thursday, March 25, 1909, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library


    Mrs. Zola  Pickard passed away this morning a[sic] 9 o'clock at the home of Dr. Carnes at Montrose, Iowa, after a few days' illness.
    The messages which have been received by her father Henry Davis gave no particulars of her illness, hence the cause for Mrs. Pickard's sudden demise is not known.
    Mrs. Pickard would have been 29 years of age had she lived until June 9, 1909.
    She was born in Niles and had always resided here until about eight years ago when she began her career as a travelling musician.
    Mrs. Pickard was an unusually fine musician, playing a large variety of wind instruments.  She has been a member of ladies' bands, and travelled extensively throughout the United States and Canada.  Only last week she completed an engagement in Chicago and then started for the west.  She was stopping at the home of Dr. Carnes, one of whose daughters recently appeared in Niles in the entertainment given by the Vassar Girls Musical company, for a few days when she was stricken with the fatal illness.
    The remains will be brought to Niles for interment tomorrow morning at eight o'clock by her mother and her nephew, Clyde Cutting who have been with her for several days.
    Besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis, two sisters, Mrs. W.J. Cutting and Miss Bernice Davis and three brothers Ambrose, Adelbert and Sidney Davis survive her, all of whom reside in Niles but the latter who is in Oklahoma.
    The death of this talented young woman comes as a crushing sorrow to the bereaved family and many friends will sympathize with them in their great sorrow.  Mr. Davis was taken quite ill upon the receipt of the news of his daughters' death.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 25, 1909, page 3, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

    Henry Davis received the sad news today that his daughter, Mrs. Zola Pickard died at Montrose, Iowa, at 9 o'clock this morning.  Mrs. Pickard, who was a traveling musician, playing in a ladies' band, was taken ill while on the road and was removed  to the home of friends in Montrose.  Her mother was with her when she died. Besides a father and mother, she is survived by two sisters and three brothers. The remains will be brought here tomorrow for burial. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

Niles Daily Sun, Monday, March 29, 1909, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

    The funeral of the late Mrs. Zola Pickard was held Sunday afternoon from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis.  Rev. W.R. Yonker conducted the service in the presence of a large concourse of friends. The remains were laid to rest at Silver Brook cemetery. Among those in attendance at the service were Miss Esther Carnes, Montrose, Ia.; Miss Myrtle Davis, Kalamazoo; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cauffman, Dowagiac; Mr. and Mrs. Sears Gardner and Mrs. Morgan Gardner, Goshen; Frank Smith and Mrs. Ruth Gardner, Mason, Ind.,; Mrs. Lydia Gardner, Elkhart; Mrs. S.P. Smith, South Bend, and Westen Davis, Edwardsburg.