Extracted from The Panola Watchman (Carthage, TX)
Thursday, November 13, 1969

William W. Davis

Funeral rites for William Wesley Davis, 56, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Mt. Zion Church.

Rev. Don Scott officiated. Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery under direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home.

Davis, a native of Louisiana, died at his home in Panola County Monday.

Survivors include his wife, Vashti; a son, Chester Davis of Pineville, La.; three daughters, Sadie Raley of Carthage, Amy Latham of New Orleans, La., and Peggy Porter of Franklin, La.

Also, a brother, Ray Davis of Houston; three sisters, Ruthie Mayfield of Shreveport, Clara Ward of Dallas, and Gwen Kobos of Houston; 11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.