DAVIS, Robert Elton
Source: 1940s obituaries collected by Rose Marie Sutherlin provided to kbz via Betty Dotson (note: I just found this - have had it for years - probably 15-20 and it was the day Betty passed away- love ya' lady!)
Robert Elton Davis, aged 59, who was reared in the Hillsboro vicinity died Aug 4 (1944) of a heart attack at his home in Rawlins, Wyo. He was born Nov 6, 1884 at Hillsboro son of the late Stephen and Charlotte Davis. In 1915 he was married to Maude Quinn of Covington and they moved to Rawlins in 1917. He was a barber by trade and last January purchased a small shop which he continued to operate until his death. Besides the widow, he is survived by a brother and sister, SM Davis and Mrs. Vessie Johnson of Indianapolis and a brother, Russell I. Davis of Florida. Funeral services were held Aug 7 at Rawlins with burial in the cemetery there.
Source: Kingman Star, Thursday, August 24, 1944
Robert Elton Davis, aged 59, who was reared in the Hillsboro vicinity, died Aug. 4 of a heart attack at his home in Rawlins, Wyo. He was home alone when he suffered the attack, and was found dead on the floor by a neighbor, who notified his wife. He was born Nov. 6, 1884 at Hillsboro, son of the late Stephen and Charlotte Davis. In 1915 he was married to Maude Quinn of Covington, and they moved to Rawlins in 1917. He was a barber by trade, and last January purchased a small shop, which he continued to operate until his death. Besides the widow, he is survived by a brother and sister, S. M. Davis and Mrs. Vessie Johnson of Indianapolis, and a brother, Russell I. Davis of Fla. Funeral services were held Aug. 7 at Rawlins with burial in the cemetery there. - S