Darrell Dean Davis and Thelma Ritter

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Husband Darrell Dean Davis [59561]

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           Born: 17 Feb 1933 - Clarke County, IA
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jun 2000 - Des Moines, Polk County, IA
         Buried:  - Woodburn Cemetery, Woodburn, Clarke County, IA

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         Father: Loren Wesley Davis [59545] (1906-1989)
         Mother: Viola Floy Heston [59546] (1906-1991)

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       Marriage: 14 Aug 1952 -  [MRIN:20232]

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Wife Thelma Ritter [59562]

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Darrell Dean Davis

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Birth: Feb. 17, 1933
Clarke County
Iowa, USA
Death: Jun. 15, 2000
Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa, USA

Darrell graduated from Woodburn High School in 1951. Following graduation, he worked on the railroad for a few months, then went to Des Moines to work. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1952 and was sent to California for boot camp training. After boot camp, he came back home and married Thelma Ritter on Aug. 14, 1952. They lived in Hartford, Conn. while Darrell went to radio school at the New London base. After that he was stationed in Charleston,SouthCarolina; Homestead, and St. Petersburg, Florida; and Portland, Maine.
After being discharged from the service, the Davis' moved back to Iowa. Darrell worked at the Skelly Gas Station for several months. They then moved 3 miles south of Woodburn on the Delmar Bryant farm, which they rented and Darrell farmed with his dad. They lived there from October, 1956, until after Darrell's death, when Thelma moved to Osceola.
Darrell enjoyed playing sports in high school and later with the Woodburn mens' softball team. He was an Iowa Hawkeyes and Kansas City Royals fan. He and Thelma also enjoyed watching movies together.

Family links:
Parents:
Loren Wesley Davis (1906 - 1989)
Viola Floy Heston Davis (1906 - 1991)

Siblings:
Phyllis Elaine Davis Wright (1929 - 2010)*
Norris Duane Davis (1931 - 2016)*
Darrell Dean Davis (1933 - 2000)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Woodburn Cemetery
Woodburn
Clarke County
Iowa, USA

Created by: LDA
Record added: Nov 14, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 80466718

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General Notes: Wife - Thelma Ritter

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Notes: Marriage

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