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DATE: Sunday, December 10, 1995              TAG: 9512100028
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: HAMPTON                            LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

DOROTHY A. DAVIS

Dorothy Allen Davis, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 1995.

Born at King and Queen Courthouse, she was a longtime Hampton resident, where she was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Mrs. Davis was also a member of the Hampton Women's Club and the Arts Club of Hampton.

Survivors include her husband, Col. Edward G. Davis; a daughter, Roberta D. Wrenn of Franklin; a son, Donald E. Davis of Palm Harbor, Fla.; and three grandchildren, Meredith A. Wrenn, Brian E. Davis and Jennifer E. Davis. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Stephen A. Wrenn.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Aldersgate United Methodist Church by the Rev. Elizabeth S. Wright. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Mattaponi Baptist Church Cemetery, King and Queen County. Memorials may be made to the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 151 Wythe Parkway, Hampton 23661 or Mattaponi Baptist Church, King and Queen County, 23085. R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home in charge.

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