Lova Simpson Davis, daughter of William and Sylvia (Maxson) Simpson, was born at Jackson Center, Ohio, February 16, 1868, and died at New Enterprise, Pa., December 14, 1950.
She was married on October 22, 1900, to William L. Davis at Jackson Center, Ohio. Mr. Davis preceded her in death four years ago. He became an ordained minister of the Seventh Day Baptist denomination, and served Churches in Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Ohio. In all of his labors for nearly 47 years, she was his faithful help-meet.
Surviving are two daughters: Mrs. J. Carleton Lawson of Clarksburg, W. Va., and Mrs. Jacob Ebersole of Salemville (New Enterprise, Pa.), in whose home Mrs. Davis had been cared for since the death of her husband. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a brother, Huffman Simpson, of Alfred, N.Y.
She was a member of the Jackson Center Seventh Day Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Paul S. Burdick, and burial took place at the cemetery In Salemville.
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