This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis, Felder, Mohona, Philpott, Brooker, Shaw, Washburn, Yancer Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1497 Message Board Post: Myrna Aurilla (Felder) Davis, age 97, of Battle Creek, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Jan. 1, 2004 at home in Delton. Myrna was born to Abraham and Lepha (Mohona) Felder on May 27, 1906. Myrna married Charles Davis on September 8, 1925 and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1975. She lived in the Augusta area for 58 years before moving to Battle Creek, where she resided for 20 years. She graduated from Delton High School in 1923. Myrna was a member of the Augusta Baptist Church. She was a life member of the VFW 565. Fort Custer Laundry, during WW II, employed Myrna for 13 years until its closing. She was then employed by Percy Jones Laundry, Blue Ribbon Laundry, Detroit Waste Laundry, supervised the Urbandale Wash and Dry and was employed by the Basket Factory in Augusta, until its closing. For many years during her spare time she was an Avon representative and sold hand-made crafts. Myrna was a resident of Cherry Hill Manor, Battle Creek, where ! she was president for four years and remained very active in various programs. She was a member of the Friendship Birthday Club and enjoyed bingo, crafts and crocheting. Also during her 20 years of residency at Cherry Hill Manor, she made many friends and thoroughly enjoyed welcoming new residents. Surviving are her children, Letha Philpott and Donna (Bruce) Brooker of Dowling. Morris Davis of Macy, IN; Shirley (Robert) Shaw, Fort Wayne, IN: 19 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. Preceding her in death was her husband, Charles; her parents; a brother, Floyd Felder; sisters, Arlynn Felder and Edna Washburn; her daughter, Marvel Yancer and her son, Ardia Davis. Myrna's love for her family was only out shined by her love for her Lord Jesus Christ. She will truly be missed. Funeral services were conducted Monday, Jan. 5, 2004 at 2 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. Burial services at East Hickory Corners Cemetery. Mem! orial may be made to the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were made by Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, January 6, 2004) Transcriber has no family connection.