December 18, 2004

Dorothy Davis

CAIRO, Ill. -- Dorothy L. Davis, 87, of Cairo died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at Daystar Care Center. She was born Aug. 27, 1917, in Cairo, daughter of Clarence L. and Nina Welsh Steinhouse. She married Glenn Davis, who died in 1983. Davis was a graduate of St. Joseph High School. She was formerly owner of Olmsted Clay Co. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and VFW Auxiliary...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Dorothy L. Davis, 87, of Cairo died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at Daystar Care Center.

She was born Aug. 27, 1917, in Cairo, daughter of Clarence L. and Nina Welsh Steinhouse. She married Glenn Davis, who died in 1983.

Davis was a graduate of St. Joseph High School. She was formerly owner of Olmsted Clay Co. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and VFW Auxiliary.

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Survivors include two daughters, Dianne Koenemann of St. Louis, Doris Hodges of Cairo; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo from 9 a.m. Tuesday until time of service.

Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church, with Monsignor Bill McGhee officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge, Ill.

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