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Frances Mae “Frankie” Gibson Davie

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Birth	:	6 May 1899 Litchfield, Lassen County, California, USA
Death	:	29 Sep 1992 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Burial	:	Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5266724, -119.8409042
Description	:	Frankie was born May 6, 1899 in Litchfield, California, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gibson and Clara Emma Litch, and the twin sister of Ferne Mary Gibson. She graduated from Lassen Union High School and Reno Business College. She married Orrin Whitman Davie, also a Lassen County native, in Reno on September 17, 1923. Orrin worked at the local newspaper while Frankie was a homemaker. In 1933 Orrin took a job as secretary to Nevada Senator James Scrugham, and the Davies moved to Washington D.C. for 14 years. They returned in 1945, after the death of Sen. Scrugham. Frankie was a member of... Read More	Frankie was born May 6, 1899 in Litchfield, California, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gibson and Clara Emma Litch, and the twin sister of Ferne Mary Gibson. She graduated from Lassen Union High School and Reno Business College. She married Orrin Whitman Davie, also a Lassen County native, in Reno on September 17, 1923. Orrin worked at the local newspaper while Frankie was a homemaker. In 1933 Orrin took a job as secretary to Nevada Senator James Scrugham, and the Davies moved to Washington D.C. for 14 years. They returned in 1945, after the death of Sen. Scrugham. Frankie was a member of the Baptist Church, the Twentieth Century Club, American Legion Auxiliary, the Mayflower Society, Washoe Medical Hospital Gift Shop, and the Democratic Women's Club. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1965; a brother, Jay Gibson in 1983; and two sisters, Erma Haley in 1985, and twin Ferne Caffery in 1987. Survivors included two sisters, Jessie Gibson (died 2003) and Clara High (died 1993), as well as several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews.

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Frances Mae “Frankie” Gibson Davie's memorial is located at: Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, USA.
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Frances Mae “Frankie” Gibson Davie death on 29 Sep 1992 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
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Latitude: 39.5266724
Longitude: -119.8409042

Family Members:

Parent

Benjamin Franklin Gibson

(1865 - 1952)

Clara Emma Litch Gibson

(1872 - 1955)

Spouse

Orrin Whitman Davie

(1895 - 1965)

Siblings

Jay Andrew Gibson

(1895 - 1983)

Erma Rhoda Gibson Haley

(1897 - 1985)

Jessie Jane Gibson

(1903 - 2003)

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