Mrs. Ruby May Davis, age 95, of Hayti, Mo., died Friday, June 7, 2002, in Hayti.
Mrs. Davis, born Aug. 15, 1906, in Dunklin County, Mo., was the daughter of Cobey and Clara Lance Gabriel. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Hayti.
In 1928, Mrs. Davis married Johnny Earl Davis and he preceded her in death, along with a son, J.D. Davis and a daughter, Evelyn Witham. Mrs. Davis is survived by two daughters, Juanita Capps and Glenda Atkins, both of Hayti; a brother, Wheeler Clark, of Washington, Ill.; a sister, Lucille Jenkins of Washington, Ill.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives.
Funeral services for Mrs. Davis were held Sunday, June 9, 2002, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Hayti, Mo., with Dr. Mike Melton officiating. Burial followed in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Kennett, Mo. under the direction of John W. German Funeral Home of Hayti, Mo.
Mrs. Delma Denton Dillahunty, age 89, of Hughes died Sunday, June 9, 2002, at her home in Hughes.
Mrs. Dillahunty was a homemaker and a charter member of Town and Country Garden Club in Hughes. She was also a member of the First Methodist Women's Guild of Hughes and a life long member of First United Methodist Church of Hughes.
Mrs. Dillahunty was preceded in death by her husband Hugh T. Dillahunty and is survived by three sons, Hugh M. Dillahunty, Kuhron Meurrier and Sam T. Dillahunty, all of Hughes; three daughters, Eva Pouncey and Fairy Ann Owens of Hughes and Delma Murray, of Hughes and Forrest City; a sister, Allie Vee Dunavant of Hot Springs Village; 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dillahunty were held today, Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Hughes with burial following in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The family requests any memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church in Hughes.