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Myra Barnum <I>Davidson</I> Willis

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Myra Barnum Davidson Willis

Birth
Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, USA
Death
11 Jul 1963 (aged 87)
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Springfield Center, Otsego County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Her first name was Almira but all records call her Myra.

New Castle Times, New Castle, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1963:
Funeral services for Mrs. Nathaniel P. Willis, 88, of Cooperstown, N.Y., the former Myra B. Davidson who died yesterday at 2:25 p.m. in New Castle Hospital will be held Sunday from the Tillspaugh Funeral Home in Cooperstown. Mrs. Willis had been staying in Cooperstown with relatives, and died following a five year illness. She resided in Cooperstown for 82 years before coming to New Castle. Born Feb. 9, 1876 in Cooperstown, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Altana Barnum Davidson. Her husband, Nathaniel P. Willis preceded her in death. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown.
Surviving are three daughters Mrs. Douglas L. Root of Albany N.Y.; Mrs. Stephen King of Cooperstown, N.Y., and Mrs. Roger Rowland of New Castle; one sister Mrs. William Beattie of Cooperstown, N.Y.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Interment will be in Springfield Cemetery, Cooperstown.
Her first name was Almira but all records call her Myra.

New Castle Times, New Castle, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1963:
Funeral services for Mrs. Nathaniel P. Willis, 88, of Cooperstown, N.Y., the former Myra B. Davidson who died yesterday at 2:25 p.m. in New Castle Hospital will be held Sunday from the Tillspaugh Funeral Home in Cooperstown. Mrs. Willis had been staying in Cooperstown with relatives, and died following a five year illness. She resided in Cooperstown for 82 years before coming to New Castle. Born Feb. 9, 1876 in Cooperstown, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Altana Barnum Davidson. Her husband, Nathaniel P. Willis preceded her in death. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown.
Surviving are three daughters Mrs. Douglas L. Root of Albany N.Y.; Mrs. Stephen King of Cooperstown, N.Y., and Mrs. Roger Rowland of New Castle; one sister Mrs. William Beattie of Cooperstown, N.Y.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Interment will be in Springfield Cemetery, Cooperstown.


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  • Created by: Ferry
  • Added: Aug 5, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94854932/myra_barnum-willis: accessed ), memorial page for Myra Barnum Davidson Willis (9 Feb 1876–11 Jul 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94854932, citing Springfield Cemetery, Springfield Center, Otsego County, New York, USA; Maintained by Ferry (contributor 46589713).