Charles Allen Davis (1865 - 1943)

Funeral services for C. Allen Davis, who died unexpectedly Monday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Sayre, Milton, where he was spending the winter months, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Milton S.D.B. church. Rev. Carroll L. Hill officiated and was assisted by Dr. Edwin Shaw. Mrs. R. W. Randolph played a number of organ selections. Burial was in Milton cemetery with four brothers-in-law and two deacons as pallbearers, namely Martin and Julius Nelson, R. V. Hurley, B. R. Rood, W. G. Polan and D. N. Inglis.

Out of town relatives and friends attending included Dr. and Mrs. Myrl N. Davis, Appleton; Miss Hazel Davis, Wauwatosa; Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Hurley, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson, Sharon; Mr. and Mrs. Leman Rood, Edgerton; and Miss Bernice Bowen, Milwaukee.

Charles Allen Davis, son of the Rev. and Mrs. D. K. Davis, was born Oct. 4, 1865, in Humboldt, Kans. During his early childhood the family moved to Alfred Station, N. Y., and his boyhood was spent in western New York state. He was educated in the public schools there and in Alfred academy.

After teaching school for a year at Flandreau, S. D., where he met his wife-to-be, he came to Milton in 1894 and entered into partnership with his brother, Will K. Davis, as editors and publishers of the Milton Telephone succeeding J. C. Barthoff. On April 17, 1895, he married Miss Alice Nelson, Flandreau, S. D., in a double wedding ceremony at which time his bride's sister, Miss Anna Nelson, became the bride of Joseph Swenson, Flandreau.

They came immediately to Milton taking rooms on the first floor of Goodrich hall. Three years later, when his health demanded out-of-door work, they moved to Smyth, S. D., where they resided on a farm for a time before returning to Milton. They lived on farms in this locality until 1917 when he entered the employ of the Burdick corporation, where he remained until 1931, when he again became associated with the Davis Printing company. He continued his work with this company until 1938 after it had moved to Waukesha as the Davis-Greene corporation.

Mr. Davis had been in poor health for a number of years, although he has had charge of the Drew nursery the last two years. His wife died Feb. 14, 1943. He was a member of the Milton S.D.B. church and faithfully attended the various services.

Survivors are a daughter, Miss Hazel Davis, Wauwatosa; two sons, Dr. Myrl N. Davis, Appleton, and Tech. Sgt. Allison Davis, in India; one brother, Will K. Davis, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and three grandchildren. Two sisters, Minnie and Ida preceded him in death.

Family links: Parents: Darius King Davis (1832 - 1919) Lucinda A. Fenner Davis (1838 - 1906)

Spouse: Alice Mary Nelson Davis (1875 - 1943)*