ANOTHER VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR IS CALLED BY DEATH
Death has again laid its hand on the fast thinning ranks of those who wore the Gray in 1861-1865, and called Mr. Weldon Edwards Davis, of this city. Mr. Davis died Monday evening at three o'clock, having been ill but one week. Mr. Davis was a public weigher, and Tuesday evening a week ago went home complaining of feeling bad, and later developed a case of Flu. It was not thought Mr. Davis was dangerously ill, and he expected to be up and around in a day or two but Monday afternoon at three o'clock while sitting up in bed Mr. Davis developed a bad coughing spell, and his lungs gave way on him and he fell back on the bed lifeless.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday evening at 2:30 at the Episcopal Church in this city, by Rev. A. Inman Townsley pastor of the Methodist church at Columbus, and interment made in the Montgomery Cemetery near Matthews.
Mr. Davis was born in Edinburg, Scotland and came to this country with his parents at the age of four years, settling in Warrenton County where he was reared. He was educated at Macon, Ga. where he attended Randolph-Macon College until the outbreak of the Civil War when he joined the Confederate army, serving for the duration of the war. After the close of the Civil War, Mr. Davis traveled a good many years, finally locating at Tyler, Texas where he was married in 1884 to Miss Mary Montgomery. After this marriage Mr. Davis was only lived at Tyler a short time, moving from that place to Eagle Lake and has been a resident of this city for 39 years.
Deceased was 79 years, 1 month, and 11 days old, and is survived by his widow and five daughters, Mrs. Paul H. Burger of Houston; Mrs. Paul Hamilton Caution of Trinity, Mrs. L. B. Stubenvall of Houston, Misses Mildred and Weldon Davis of Eagle Lake and by three grandchildren,Kathryn Burger and Hamilton and Davis Cauthon.
Mr. Davis was well liked by all who knew him, and was a great favorite of those who had mathematical problems they wee unable to work out, and through this work and by his genial personality, gained the lovable name of "Dad" Davis by all the younger men of the town.
The Headlight joins with the many friends in extending condolence in their hour of sorrow.
Eagle Lake Headlight, Saturday February 24, 1923
Submitted by Dorothy Cox
Death has again laid its hand on the fast thinning ranks of those who wore the Gray in 1861-1865, and called Mr. Weldon Edwards Davis, of this city. Mr. Davis died Monday evening at three o'clock, having been ill but one week. Mr. Davis was a public weigher, and Tuesday evening a week ago went home complaining of feeling bad, and later developed a case of Flu. It was not thought Mr. Davis was dangerously ill, and he expected to be up and around in a day or two but Monday afternoon at three o'clock while sitting up in bed Mr. Davis developed a bad coughing spell, and his lungs gave way on him and he fell back on the bed lifeless.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday evening at 2:30 at the Episcopal Church in this city, by Rev. A. Inman Townsley pastor of the Methodist church at Columbus, and interment made in the Montgomery Cemetery near Matthews.
Mr. Davis was born in Edinburg, Scotland and came to this country with his parents at the age of four years, settling in Warrenton County where he was reared. He was educated at Macon, Ga. where he attended Randolph-Macon College until the outbreak of the Civil War when he joined the Confederate army, serving for the duration of the war. After the close of the Civil War, Mr. Davis traveled a good many years, finally locating at Tyler, Texas where he was married in 1884 to Miss Mary Montgomery. After this marriage Mr. Davis was only lived at Tyler a short time, moving from that place to Eagle Lake and has been a resident of this city for 39 years.
Deceased was 79 years, 1 month, and 11 days old, and is survived by his widow and five daughters, Mrs. Paul H. Burger of Houston; Mrs. Paul Hamilton Caution of Trinity, Mrs. L. B. Stubenvall of Houston, Misses Mildred and Weldon Davis of Eagle Lake and by three grandchildren,Kathryn Burger and Hamilton and Davis Cauthon.
Mr. Davis was well liked by all who knew him, and was a great favorite of those who had mathematical problems they wee unable to work out, and through this work and by his genial personality, gained the lovable name of "Dad" Davis by all the younger men of the town.
The Headlight joins with the many friends in extending condolence in their hour of sorrow.
Eagle Lake Headlight, Saturday February 24, 1923
Submitted by Dorothy Cox
ANOTHER VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR IS CALLED BY DEATH
Death has again laid its hand on the fast thinning ranks of those who wore the Gray in 1861-1865, and called Mr. Weldon Edwards Davis, of this city. Mr. Davis died Monday evening at three o'clock, having been ill but one week. Mr. Davis was a public weigher, and Tuesday evening a week ago went home complaining of feeling bad, and later developed a case of Flu. It was not thought Mr. Davis was dangerously ill, and he expected to be up and around in a day or two but Monday afternoon at three o'clock while sitting up in bed Mr. Davis developed a bad coughing spell, and his lungs gave way on him and he fell back on the bed lifeless.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday evening at 2:30 at the Episcopal Church in this city, by Rev. A. Inman Townsley pastor of the Methodist church at Columbus, and interment made in the Montgomery Cemetery near Matthews.
Mr. Davis was born in Edinburg, Scotland and came to this country with his parents at the age of four years, settling in Warrenton County where he was reared. He was educated at Macon, Ga. where he attended Randolph-Macon College until the outbreak of the Civil War when he joined the Confederate army, serving for the duration of the war. After the close of the Civil War, Mr. Davis traveled a good many years, finally locating at Tyler, Texas where he was married in 1884 to Miss Mary Montgomery. After this marriage Mr. Davis was only lived at Tyler a short time, moving from that place to Eagle Lake and has been a resident of this city for 39 years.
Deceased was 79 years, 1 month, and 11 days old, and is survived by his widow and five daughters, Mrs. Paul H. Burger of Houston; Mrs. Paul Hamilton Caution of Trinity, Mrs. L. B. Stubenvall of Houston, Misses Mildred and Weldon Davis of Eagle Lake and by three grandchildren,Kathryn Burger and Hamilton and Davis Cauthon.
Mr. Davis was well liked by all who knew him, and was a great favorite of those who had mathematical problems they wee unable to work out, and through this work and by his genial personality, gained the lovable name of "Dad" Davis by all the younger men of the town.
The Headlight joins with the many friends in extending condolence in their hour of sorrow.
Eagle Lake Headlight, Saturday February 24, 1923
Submitted by Dorothy Cox
Death has again laid its hand on the fast thinning ranks of those who wore the Gray in 1861-1865, and called Mr. Weldon Edwards Davis, of this city. Mr. Davis died Monday evening at three o'clock, having been ill but one week. Mr. Davis was a public weigher, and Tuesday evening a week ago went home complaining of feeling bad, and later developed a case of Flu. It was not thought Mr. Davis was dangerously ill, and he expected to be up and around in a day or two but Monday afternoon at three o'clock while sitting up in bed Mr. Davis developed a bad coughing spell, and his lungs gave way on him and he fell back on the bed lifeless.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday evening at 2:30 at the Episcopal Church in this city, by Rev. A. Inman Townsley pastor of the Methodist church at Columbus, and interment made in the Montgomery Cemetery near Matthews.
Mr. Davis was born in Edinburg, Scotland and came to this country with his parents at the age of four years, settling in Warrenton County where he was reared. He was educated at Macon, Ga. where he attended Randolph-Macon College until the outbreak of the Civil War when he joined the Confederate army, serving for the duration of the war. After the close of the Civil War, Mr. Davis traveled a good many years, finally locating at Tyler, Texas where he was married in 1884 to Miss Mary Montgomery. After this marriage Mr. Davis was only lived at Tyler a short time, moving from that place to Eagle Lake and has been a resident of this city for 39 years.
Deceased was 79 years, 1 month, and 11 days old, and is survived by his widow and five daughters, Mrs. Paul H. Burger of Houston; Mrs. Paul Hamilton Caution of Trinity, Mrs. L. B. Stubenvall of Houston, Misses Mildred and Weldon Davis of Eagle Lake and by three grandchildren,Kathryn Burger and Hamilton and Davis Cauthon.
Mr. Davis was well liked by all who knew him, and was a great favorite of those who had mathematical problems they wee unable to work out, and through this work and by his genial personality, gained the lovable name of "Dad" Davis by all the younger men of the town.
The Headlight joins with the many friends in extending condolence in their hour of sorrow.
Eagle Lake Headlight, Saturday February 24, 1923
Submitted by Dorothy Cox
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