ROSELLA DAVIS
1884-1958
Roselle Davis Dies March 5 At Van Lear
Mrs. Rosella Webb Davis, 74, died at her home at Van Lear at 10:20
a.m., Wednesday, March 5, of a stroke following an illness of two
and one-half years.
She was a sister of Melvin Webb of this city.
The daughter of W.J. Webb and Jane Honeycutt Webb, she was born
June 15, 1884, and had been a lifelong resident of Van Lear.
She was a member of the United Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Lon Davis; four daughters, Mrs. Malvia
Young, West Van Lear; Mrs. Elizabeth Webb, Van Lear; Mrs. Laura
Mollett, David; Mrs. Ella Hall, Ashbury, N. C.; two sons, Frank
Davis, Van Lear; Cecil Davis, West Van Lear. Also surviving are
three sisters, Mrs. Zora Phelps, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Laura
Phelps, and Mrs. David Elliott, both of Elk City, Okla.; another
brother, Willie Webb, Greenup.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 8,
from the Cedar Grove United Baptist Church at West Van Lear with
F.F. Rigsby and Leonard Walters as officiating ministers. Burial
was in the Hall Cemetery at Davis Branch.
NOTE: This cemetery is also known as the "Davis Cemetery" at the
Mouth of Davis Branch, Johnson Co., KY.
Paintsville Herald
Wednesday
March 12, 1958
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