Article from unknown source with handwritten date of Dec 14, 1954. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Claude B. Davis "Claude B. Davis, 75, died Sunday night at his home near Madison. He became suddenly ill Saturday morning and, although previously in ill health, his death was unexpected. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Davis and had lived in the Madison neighborhood his entire life. He was a member of the Madison Christian Church. Mr. Davis was first married to Miss Macie Farrell and they had two children, Mrs. Lyle Anderson of California, and Oba B. Davis of Laramie, Wyo., both of whom survive. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Stella Hinebaugh, who also died, and he then was married to Mrs. Myrtle Attey. He is survived by her and by two sisters, Mrs. C.R. Mitchell of Paris and Miss Lessie Davis of Madison. A nephew is Billy T. Mitchell of Paris. Funeral services were held in the Thompson Funeral Chapel at Madison at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. C.W. Cornn of the Madison Christian Church. Burial was in Sunset Hill cemetery at Madison." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562