Emily E. Davis
Feb. 24, 1845-June 24, 1935
Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 24, 1935, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
DEATH TAKES AGED RESIDENT OF NILES
Mrs. Emily E. Davis, 90, Dies Today at Home of Daughter
Mrs. Emily E. Davis, 90 years old and one of the oldest residents of Berrien county, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence J. Vetter. 1210 North Front street.
Mrs. Davis had been a resident of Niles for more than 60 years, coming here from Meadville, Pa., where she was born Feb. 24, 1845. She was the widow of William E. Davis, whose death occurred in 1920.
Two sons and two daughters survive, Mrs. Clarence J. Vetter, Mrs. W.H. Cutting, Ambrose Davis, all of Niles, and Sidney Davis, of Neosho, Mo. She leaves also one sister, Mrs. Ella Skeel, Meadville, Pa.
The body was removed to the Rutherford funeral home where friends may call before the hour of the funeral. Services will be held at the Rutherford chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 25, 1935, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Niles News In Brief: DAVIS RITES WEDNESDAY
The Rev. Lawrence C. Ferguson, of South bend, will officiate at the funeral services for Mrs. Emily E. Davis, who died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence J. Vetter, 1210 North Front street. The services will be held at the Rutherford funeral chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
The Journal-Era (Berrien Springs, Mich.), Thursday, June 27, 1935, page 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Emily E. Davis, 90 years old, one of the oldest residents of Berrien county, died Monday at the home of a daughter in Niles. She had been a resident of that city over 60 years.