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Irene Margaret Davis, 90 of Pittsburg , passed away on
Wednesday July 21, 2010 at the Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg , Kansas .
She had resided at Cornerstone Village since December of 2008.
She enjoyed her new home and met many new friends. She loved all of
her nurses & aides who took great care of her.
She was born June 30, 1920, in Verona , MO the daughter of
Arthur and Grace (Devine) Yaeger. She came to Chicopee , KS in a
covered wagon with her favorite pet, a dog named Sport.
Irene attended Cherokee Community High School , graduating in
1939. She married her high school sweetheart, Harry E. Davis, Jr. on
January 13, 1940. He preceded her in death on October 10, 1988.
Irene was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-
grandmother. Her family was her whole life and they all meant the world
to her.
Irene was a member of the First Christian Church; 21st Century
Sunday school class; Disciple Women’s Fellowship; American Legion
Auxiliary and Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include four children; Harry Dean Davis and wife
Elizabeth of Crown Point, IN; Joyce A. Holland of Pittsburg; Linda S.
Terdin and husband Don of Frontenac, KS and John H. Davis and wife
Cathy of Ocala, FL. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren;
Bob Holland and wife Vicki of Pittsburg; Marilyn Wood and husband
Jamie of Hawaii; Tonya Harris and husband James of Frontenac; Tammy
Shepherd of Pittsburg; Matt Davis of South Bend, IN; Kirk Davis and wife
Alexis of Plymouth, IN; Tricia Smith of Crown Point, IN; Perry Davis and
Diana of Ocala, FL; Angie & Joe Stevenson of Jacksonville, FL. She
also has 19 great-grandchildren that were her pride and joy. She was
preceded in death by her husband, parents, three brothers and one
great-grandson.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday July 23 at the Friskel
Funeral in Frontenac with Reverend Kevin Arensman officiating. Burial
will follow in the Frontenac City Cemetery . Order of the Eastern Star
Rites will be conducted by the Rob Morris Chapter #74 Pittsburg at 10 a.
m. Friday at the funeral home family will receive friends following the
rites until service time. Friends and family may call at the home of Joyce
Holland 1302 E. 11th in Pittsburg. Condolences can be sent to www.
friskelfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions can be made to the First
Christian Church or to the American Cancer Society. Memorials may be
left at or mailed to the Friskel Funeral Home 230 E. McKay/P.O. Box 907
Frontenac, KS 66763.
Wednesday July 21, 2010 at the Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg , Kansas .
She had resided at Cornerstone Village since December of 2008.
She enjoyed her new home and met many new friends. She loved all of
her nurses & aides who took great care of her.
She was born June 30, 1920, in Verona , MO the daughter of
Arthur and Grace (Devine) Yaeger. She came to Chicopee , KS in a
covered wagon with her favorite pet, a dog named Sport.
Irene attended Cherokee Community High School , graduating in
1939. She married her high school sweetheart, Harry E. Davis, Jr. on
January 13, 1940. He preceded her in death on October 10, 1988.
Irene was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-
grandmother. Her family was her whole life and they all meant the world
to her.
Irene was a member of the First Christian Church; 21st Century
Sunday school class; Disciple Women’s Fellowship; American Legion
Auxiliary and Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include four children; Harry Dean Davis and wife
Elizabeth of Crown Point, IN; Joyce A. Holland of Pittsburg; Linda S.
Terdin and husband Don of Frontenac, KS and John H. Davis and wife
Cathy of Ocala, FL. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren;
Bob Holland and wife Vicki of Pittsburg; Marilyn Wood and husband
Jamie of Hawaii; Tonya Harris and husband James of Frontenac; Tammy
Shepherd of Pittsburg; Matt Davis of South Bend, IN; Kirk Davis and wife
Alexis of Plymouth, IN; Tricia Smith of Crown Point, IN; Perry Davis and
Diana of Ocala, FL; Angie & Joe Stevenson of Jacksonville, FL. She
also has 19 great-grandchildren that were her pride and joy. She was
preceded in death by her husband, parents, three brothers and one
great-grandson.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday July 23 at the Friskel
Funeral in Frontenac with Reverend Kevin Arensman officiating. Burial
will follow in the Frontenac City Cemetery . Order of the Eastern Star
Rites will be conducted by the Rob Morris Chapter #74 Pittsburg at 10 a.
m. Friday at the funeral home family will receive friends following the
rites until service time. Friends and family may call at the home of Joyce
Holland 1302 E. 11th in Pittsburg. Condolences can be sent to www.
friskelfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions can be made to the First
Christian Church or to the American Cancer Society. Memorials may be
left at or mailed to the Friskel Funeral Home 230 E. McKay/P.O. Box 907
Frontenac, KS 66763.
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