Obit: Davis, Anna (1853? - 1934)
Transcriber: Crystal Wendt
Email: crystal@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Davis, White
----Source: Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County Wis.) 12 April 1934
Davis, Anna (1853? - 5 April 1934)
Mrs. Anna Davis, Winnebago Indian, about 80 years old, died April 5 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray White, at the Dells Dam. Mrs. Davis had been ill all winter. She is survived by Mrs. White, two other daughters having preceded her in death. Burial was made April 5 in the Indian Cemetery at Dells Dam, tribal services being used.
In conformity with the Indian custom a "wake" was held, last four nights. On the first three nights supper was attended by more than a dozen relatives and friends at which tribute was paid to the departed member of the tribe. On the fourth night during which several Indian veterans of the World war told of their experiences in the army.
On April 6 Ray White received word that his father in Pittsville had died in the hospital at Tomah. After attending the funeral of his wife’s mother he left for Pittsville to attend the services of his father.
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