Mary Arlene “Davey” <I>Davis</I> Affelder

Mary Arlene “Davey” Davis Affelder Veteran

Birth
Death
30 Jul 1991
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Chesterton, Indiana
Memorial ID
34481584 View Source
403rd US WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND

Mary was the daughter of Harvey Augustus Davis and Jessie Darrow Davis, and loving sister of Charles Edward Davis, Rosalie Davis Vollmer and living Davis Mott. She married Charles Jacob Affelder in Walkersville, Maryland on November 30, 1948. Mary had three children: David Robert Affelder (deceased) and two living daughters. She was a PFC in the WACs in WWII, stationed at Stark General Hospital as a member of the 403rd WACS Band, and then was a Hormel Band Girl. A graduate of Westminster College with a degree in music, she also attended George Washington University in Washington, DC. She was a talented musician and vocalist, and later performed with the American Light Opera Company in Washington DC. Mary was an active Unitarian Unitarian Universalist, a proud card-carrying member of the ACLU, and a brave champion of civil rights and peace for all. At her request her ashes were sprinkled on Mount Baldy in the Indiana Dunes State Park.
403rd US WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND

Mary was the daughter of Harvey Augustus Davis and Jessie Darrow Davis, and loving sister of Charles Edward Davis, Rosalie Davis Vollmer and living Davis Mott. She married Charles Jacob Affelder in Walkersville, Maryland on November 30, 1948. Mary had three children: David Robert Affelder (deceased) and two living daughters. She was a PFC in the WACs in WWII, stationed at Stark General Hospital as a member of the 403rd WACS Band, and then was a Hormel Band Girl. A graduate of Westminster College with a degree in music, she also attended George Washington University in Washington, DC. She was a talented musician and vocalist, and later performed with the American Light Opera Company in Washington DC. Mary was an active Unitarian Unitarian Universalist, a proud card-carrying member of the ACLU, and a brave champion of civil rights and peace for all. At her request her ashes were sprinkled on Mount Baldy in the Indiana Dunes State Park.


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  • Maintained by: Bookwoman Jessie
  • Originally Created by: Dr. Marie C. Karban DVM ret
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Arlene “Davey” Davis Affelder (4 Apr 1921–30 Jul 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34481584; Cremated, Ashes scattered, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Chesterton, Indiana; Maintained by Bookwoman Jessie (contributor 46964858).