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Virginia Hammett Davis

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Birth	:	15 Nov 1924 Illinois, USA
Death	:	3 Jan 2012 Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, Morris County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6581900, -96.5010900
Description	:	Virginia Davis, 87, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the Council Grove Healthcare Center. She was born November 15, 1924 in Mounds, Illinois, the daughter of Jacob and Myrtle (Phillips) Hammett. As a small girl her family moved to Kansas where her Dad worked in heavy machine construction, which included helping build the Council Grove City Lake. Virginia loved to tag around with her big brothers Jimmy and Bill at a young age. She attended elementary and the first two years of high school in Council Grove. During her sophomore year, she was diagnosed with... Read More	Virginia Davis, 87, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the Council Grove Healthcare Center. She was born November 15, 1924 in Mounds, Illinois, the daughter of Jacob and Myrtle (Phillips) Hammett. As a small girl her family moved to Kansas where her Dad worked in heavy machine construction, which included helping build the Council Grove City Lake. Virginia loved to tag around with her big brothers Jimmy and Bill at a young age. She attended elementary and the first two years of high school in Council Grove. During her sophomore year, she was diagnosed with tuberculosis and spent the next two years in a hospital in Norton, Kansas. In 1950, she married John Davis in Council Gove and they spent the next few years living in Hillsboro where John worked for RECA. In 1954, they returned to Council Grove. She loved being active in her children's activities from being a 4-H leader to a classroom mother. Virginia worked for many years as a telephone operator in Council Grove. She loved to talk…so she was a natural for this job. A couple of days before her death, she told her children that she still knew most of the important emergency numbers from the early 1960's. After the telephone system went to dial, she started working at the Morris County Hospital as a nurse's aide and later in surgery. In her later years, she worked at the Sears Catalog Store before retiring in the early 1990's. Virginia spent many years following her grandchildren in dancing and later in sporting events. After Shauna and Trina no longer played summer softball she followed her favorite team "The Wind" and had to be in the know about each girl on the team. She was also a big K-State sports fan and enjoyed watching their games on TV. The last 3 years of her life Virginia lived at the Council Grove Healthcare Center. She loved the nurses like they were family. She was not shy about giving instructions to the girls about healthcare. She always had a smile when talking about "her girls". Virginia was a member of the Community Christian Church, VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband John in 2005, an infant son, son-in-law Jim Snelling, sisters Phyllis Songer and Anne Johnson, brothers, James, Bill, Jack and Tommy Hammett. Virginia is survived by her daughter, Kathy Snelling, of Topeka, Kansas; son Rick Davis and wife Rhonda of Council Grove, Kansas; grandchildren, John Swisher, Ryan and Shauna Miller, and Chris and Trina Flynn; great grandchildren, Jennifer Swisher, Tiarra Swisher, Kallie Jo Swisher, Jaycie Swisher, Max, Tate and Macie Miller, and Hudson Flynn; and sister Mary Ahern, of Buena Park, California. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 9, 2012, at the Community Christian Church. Inurnment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Council Grove Healthcare Center and may be sent in care of Penwell-Gabel, PO Box 273, Council Grove, KS 66846. To leave a special message for the family online please visit www.PenwellGabelCouncilGrove.com.

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Virginia Hammett Davis's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, Morris County, USA.
When did Virginia Hammett Davis death?
Virginia Hammett Davis death on 3 Jan 2012 in Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.6581900
Longitude: -96.5010900

Family Members:

Parent

Jesse Jake “Jack” Hammett

(1886 - 1945)

Myrtle Mae Phillips Hammett

(1894 - 1958)

Spouse

John F. Davis

(1921 - 2005)

Siblings

William Melton “Bill” Hammett

(1915 - 1991)

Lowell Dean Hammett

(1931 - 1932)

Eva Lee Hammett

(1935 - 1936)

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Coordinate: 38.6581900, -96.5010900

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8. Pleasant View Cemetery
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13. Garfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7817001, -96.4591980

14. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6678009, -96.6716995

15. Dunlap Colored Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.5875015, -96.3538971

16. Dunlap Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.5792007, -96.3538971

17. Wilsey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6381569, -96.6880646

18. Ramsey-Black Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7606010, -96.6449966

19. Beman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.8072014, -96.4266968

20. Sommer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7595700, -96.6720800

21. Parker-Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7675018, -96.6682968

22. Agnes City Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6880989, -96.2799988

23. Sunnyside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6083900, -96.2853700

24. Swartz Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.8274994, -96.5622025