Shep's Place Family Tree

Grandma had a wood burning cook stove and a wooden box that set next to it. The box was filled with corncobs and she would dip them in kerosene and light them to start the fire in the stove.

She had a pantry off the kitchen; very intriguing to us kids. The shelves were always full, and, she most always had Townhouse crackers - they were round at that time and soooo good to eat. Those were an item that was not in my mom's grocery budget, but Grandma Davis kept them year round. The pantry had a window that overlooked the well and driveway. I remember a handcarved sundial on the windowsill.

Grandma Davis also had an electric cream separator. She made her own butter and she sold cream and eggs from her own chickens to make money. She sewed clothes from print feed sacks and I remember her quilting on frames in the "good" living room or in one of the upstairs bedrooms.

I can remember her playing her upright piano for us on Sunday afternoons.
Both Grandma and Grandpa Davis were Christians. Prayer was a part of every day life at their house. They were both well acquainted with their Lord and they both lived an honorable and respectable life. The family was members of the Asbury Methodist Church and attended faithfully until their deaths.

Mrs. Ora Mae Boggs Davis, 80, of the Northup community died in Holzer hospital at 4:15 a.m. today. She had been a patient there for nine days and during most of that time her condition was serious.
She was a native of Walnut twp., where she was born on March 4, 1878, the daughter of the late James and Matilda Waugh-Boggs. Her marriage to Daniel Davis was in July, 1903, and he preceded her in death on June 2, 1958 .
Four sons and a daughter survive this union, Harry and Otis Davis, both of Northup, Stanley Davis of Vinton and Delbert of Bidwell and Mrs. Arthur Rose of Patriot. A son, Raymond, and a daughter, Frances, both preceded her in death. Three surviving brothers are Will, James and Tom Boggs, all of this county.
Mrs. Davis was a member of the Asbury Methodist church where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Tyn Rhos cemetery under the direction of the Wetherholt-Elliott-Sanders Funeral home. Friends may call at her late home afternoon on Saturday.