The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-01
DIED
MRS. SARAH LAWTON DAVIS

Oakland, died suddenly at her home
on Sunday evening about Z o'clock.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home, Rev. B. T. Trevey, pastor of
st. Paul's M. E. church, officiating,
assisted by Rev. J. B. Workman, of
Warrington, w. Va, and Rev. Ber-
nard Gibbs, of Terra Alta, W. Va,
both former pastors Of st. PauPs M.
E. church. Interment was made in
the family plot in Oakland cemetery.
In reviewing the life Of Mrs. Davis,
Rev. Trevey said: = -'-
Sarah Lawton Davis was born at
frankfort, Philadelphia, Pa, March
%, 1860, and died April 81, 1880, aged
20 years and 80 days.
She came to Oakland with her par
ents in the year 1867, and from that
time spent her life here. She married
Charles Spriggs Davis December Is
1882 Mr.. Davis, an influential AMI
leading man in the church and commu-
nifty, was called to his reward Deem
Der %, 1925. To this happy union
four children were born-three girls
and one boy. Ruth Eleanor died on
March IL at the early age of eight
years. The living children are Mrs.
C. H. Echard, of Akron, Ohio; Will
bur L. Davis, Oakland, and Mrs. I. C.
Howard, of Marion, Ohio.
Three sister, Mrs. ID. L. Trenton,
Keyser, w. Va; Mrs. Winfield Shat
fer, Glenmore, Pa, and Miss Julia
Lawton, of Oakland, and one brother,
Mr.. A. L. Lawton, also of Oakland,
survive. The grandchildren are Anna
Mae jerks, Cuyhago Falls, O.; Flea
nor Beige, Akron, O., and Richard,
Charles and Virginia Davis, of Oak
land. She also has two great-grand-
children, Robert Ennis Beige and Nor
man Richard jerks.
Mrs. Davis has mothered and
brought up Mrs. Paul J. OFT, niece
whose mother died when she was bu5
sixteen months old, and three grand
children, Richard, Charles and Vir
ginia Davis since their mothers death
eleven years ago.
Mrs. Davis was converted and be-
came a member of st. Paups M. E.
church in early childhood. 1t has been
said by many that st. PauPs church
never had more faithful and loyal
member. She was probably one of
the organizers of the LADIES' Aid So
ciety and served the organization as
president, as secretary and as treas
urer. She was also an active member
of the Women's Home Missionary So
ciety. Truly she loved her church and
loved to be in it's service.
Mother Davis-"Mother" is your
name. Mother of your own children.
your own flesh and blood; mother of
your niece from the time she was a
helpless babe Of sixteen months;
mother of these three grandchildren
from the time they were motherless
eleven years ago. Active mother un-
til your last day on earth. Plain, hon.
est, true, wise, good and deeply rellg-
ious, you are gone, but your motherly
influence remains to comfort and to
bless us.
Servant of God, we'll done!
Thy glorious warfare's past,
The battles fought, the race is won,
And thou art crowned at last.
The following named persons from
out of town attended the funeral:
Rev. J. B. Workman and wife,
Warrington, w. Va; Mrs. L. L. Lantz
and Mr.. Milton Lantz, Fredericks-
burg, Va; Mrs. Carrie Bond and son
Roger, Hoyes, Md; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Davis, Baltimore, Md; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry F. jerks, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph jerks and son, Cuyahoga
Falls, O.; Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Echard,
Mrs. Margaret Beige, Akron, O.; Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Howard, Marion,
O.; Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis,
Davis, w. Va; Mrs. Edith Jackson,
Blanche Anderson, Mrs. Marguerite
Burdette, Morgantown, w. Va; Mr..
Robert Heffley and daughter Ray,
Mr.. and Mrs. Beachy, Miss Maggie
Heffley, Berlin, Pa; Mr.. S. Y. Nc
Donald, Mr.. Harold Mcdonald, But
Ter, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lawton,
Beaver Falls, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Winfield Shaffer, Mr.. and Mrs. Luth-
err Kulp, Glenmore, Pa; Mrs. Marga-
ret Trenton, Mr.. Howard Trenton, Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Trenton and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs: Ray Bright, Mrs. Bessie
Trenton, Keyser, W. Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley OFT, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Reese, Mrs. Julia Spiker, Rev. Gibbs,
Terra Alta, W. Va, and Rev. W. M.
Shultz, Fairmont, w. Va.