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Harry Edwin Davis

Birth	:	9 Feb 1925 Eddyville, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	5 Mar 2015 Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Eddyville, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1631012, -92.6271973
Plot	:	Section 4, Lot 27, Grave 6
Description	:	courtesy of Bates Funeral Chapel: Harry Edwin Davis, 90, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born February 9, 1925, in Eddyville, Iowa, the son of Jay and Martha Newenhouse Davis. He graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1943. Following graduation he served in the United States Navy. He was honorably discharged on May 16, 1946. He returned to Eddyville and went to work on the family farm. On September 24, 1949, he was united in marriage to Mollie Kosmach at the... Read More	courtesy of Bates Funeral Chapel: Harry Edwin Davis, 90, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born February 9, 1925, in Eddyville, Iowa, the son of Jay and Martha Newenhouse Davis. He graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1943. Following graduation he served in the United States Navy. He was honorably discharged on May 16, 1946. He returned to Eddyville and went to work on the family farm. On September 24, 1949, he was united in marriage to Mollie Kosmach at the Baptist Church in Newton, Iowa. Mollie died on April 29, 1994. Harry and Mollie owned and operated the Davis family farm throughout their life. In 1966 he went to work as a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service; he retired from there in 1985. He continued to farm while he worked for the post office. In 2004 Harry left the farm and moved into Oskaloosa. He enjoyed collecting toy trains and tractors, and gardening and canning with Mollie. He enjoyed being outdoors. He was a member of the St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ in Oskaloosa, the Eddyville American Legion, and the National Rural Letter Carrier's Association. He delighted in spending time with his family. His family includes his three children and their spouses, Janet and Larry Lee of Keosauqua, Iowa, Linda and Chuck McDonough of Oskaloosa, and Gary and Sandy Davis of Eddyville; eight grandchildren, Shelly Lee, Kathryn Lee, Curtis McDonough, Brian McDonough, Lynnette McDonough, Cody Davis, Robbie Davis, and Malea Trainer; 12 great-grandchildren, including one great granddaughter born March 5, 2015; and a brother, Ernie Davis of Eddyville. Besides his wife, Harry was also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Ben Davis, Neil Davis, Sam Davis and Jack Davis; and two sisters, Nellie Davis and Catherine DeLong. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ in Oskaloosa, with Reverend Liz Colton officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery at Eddyville. Graveside military rites will be given by members of the Oskaloosa and Eddyville Honor Guards. The Bates Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will begin Monday after 11:00 a.m. in the Bates Funeral Chapel, and the family will be at the funeral chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 Monday evening to greet friends and relatives.

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Harry Edwin Davis's memorial is located at: Highland Cemetery, Eddyville, Mahaska County, USA.
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Harry Edwin Davis death on 5 Mar 2015 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.1631012
Longitude: -92.6271973

Family Members:

Parent

Jay Davis

(1879 - 1953)

Martha A. Newhouse Davis

(1885 - 1947)

Spouse

Mollie Marie Kosmach Davis

(1924 - 1994)

Siblings

Nellie Davis

(1907 - 1917)

Benjamin C. “Ben” Davis

(1910 - 1994)

Catherine H. Davis DeLong

(1912 - 2007)

Samuel Jay Davis

(1914 - 1996)

Ernest Frank Davis

(1920 - 2016)

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