The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. DAVIS

Few funerals in Ocala have been
SO largely attended or have been the
cause OF more sincere grief than that
| OF Mrs D. w. Davis, which was held
yesterday afternoon The funeral
services took place at the family
Residence at + O'Clock and friends
| from all over the city gathered there
| 70 pay the last sad respects to the
memory OF enc whom in life they
had dearly loved and respected for
her many noble and womanly traits
| of character
Dr. w II. Dodge. pastor OF Mrs
| Davis church, read the funeral SER
vice of the Presbyterian church and
in short but impressive sermon,
paid one OF the most beautiful tri-
baltes 10 the departed that the writer
has ever heard. The choir, composed
Of Messrs. j. j. Gerig, A E. Gerig,
Misses Cecile Downs, Music Bullock
and Mrs. D. E. McIver, sang two
hymns, Lead Kindly Light and
Abide With Me- that had been fav-
orites of Mrs. Davis. The music was
very sweet and touched every heart
in the gathering. DIR. Dodge offered
a prayer and the services at the res
idence were concluded
The pail bearers were Messrs D.
S. Williams, E. T. Helvenston, George
Mackay, BENJAMIN Weathers, Geo.
K. Robinson and J. J. Gerig
We have never seen at funeral
so many lovely and fragrant flowers
as were sent to the residence yester-
home in the city had sent its token
of love in flowers and many large
and beautiful floral pieces came from
Jacksonville. Hundreds of match
less Easter lilies were among them.
The Woman's Club, the Elks and
the local underwriters association
sent beautiful floral arrangements.
Two large furniture vans, double
decked, were required to remove the
flowers from the residence to the
cemetery.
Members of the Woman's Club
hurried to Greenwood cemetery and
when the funeral cortege arrived,
flowers had been placed all around
the vault, so that only mound of
beautiful flowers greeted the eyes of |
the grieved relatives as the casket |
of their loved one was lowered into |
the vault, and their last sight was |
not of an open grave but of a car
nival of flowers with the tall Easter |
lilies overtowering all with their /
glorious promise and sweet legend of |
the resurrection morn, when all /
stricken hearts and broken family |
ties shall be united again.
Even before the ladies arrived, |
Mr.. McIver had covered the newly |
made vault with green leaves and
Spanish moss, and with this for a
background, the arrangement of the
floral offerings was very beautiful.
The casket was massive one, of
solid cedar, covered with white
purity handles. This casket was
placed In the steel. copper finished
outer casket, which was afterwards
sealed. Both are now
resting In vault of masonry, all
most entirely above ground Mr. I
McIver selected one of the most
beautifully situated lots i'm the GEM
etery, on the extreme east side, near /
the driveway and shaded by stately |
oaks.
After short service at the grave
the congregation dispersed to allow |
the masons to seal up the vault /
When this had been done loving /
hands covered it with flowers and t
this morning, after the refreshing !
dew of the night, the rising sun
shone upon a resting place worthy /
Of the good and noble woman who
sleeps there SO peacefully