Susan Williams Davis, daughter of Robert Williams, was born Aug. 22, 1815, and died at the home of her son near Lee Centre, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1906.
She was married to William Davis December, 1838, with whom she lived happily for over fifty years. To this union six sons were born, one died in infancy, one in early manhood, and four still survive her - Robert, Mortimer, Henry, and David our much beloved Missionary at Shanghai, China. In early life she gave her heart to Christ and united with the First Verona Seventh-day Baptist Church, of which she continued to be an earnest and faithful member. She dearly loved the church and the church people, and none were more faithful to the church appointments than was she so long as her health permitted. During the last few months of her life, her mind was gradually failing, as was her strength, but her spiritual vision never dimmed. Throughout life's varied changes, she bore its trials, crosses, sorrows, afflictions with Christian fortitude, and gradually ripened in the sunshine of God's love, just as the shock of corn in its season. The funeral services were conducted in the Methodist Episcopal Church at New London, N. Y., by Pastor Davis, who spoke from Job 5: 26. A. L. D.
