Warren Davis

Warren Davis passed into eternity on February 04, 2010 at Ortonville Area Health Services in Ortonville, MN of kidney failure; he had lived to reach the age of 96. Funeral services for Mr. Davis will be held on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Clark 1st Assembly of God Church in Clark, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. Rev. Kevin Peterson will be officiating. Burial will be in the Willow Lake Collins Cemetery in Willow Lake, South Dakota, along side his wife, Dorothy E. Davis. Warren Kidder Davis was born in Ellendale, North Dakota on March 14, 1913, the third of ten children, Fudge, Charles, Pearl, Gene, Elise, Alfred, Vernon, Dale and Donald, born to Oren T. & Josephine (Sherman) Davis. On May 1, 1930, Warren married Dorothy E. Holsworth of Forbes, North Dakota. To this union, they were blessed with nine children. Warren and Dorothy farmed in North Dakota for about 16 years, until health problems forced him to change occupations. They moved their family to Rapid City, South Dakota in about 1953, where they bought a home in Cleghorn Canyon. For six years, they ran a used furniture store named Fudges in Rapid City. When there children were grown they moved into Rapid City where Warren went to work at a local grain mill until he retired. They moved out to Brownsville, SD for several years enjoying the country life. When that became too remote, they decided to move to Piedmont, where they took a job cleaning a large restaurant/lounge in their retirement years, until health caused them to finally give up and really retire. They moved to Clinton, MN in 2008. Warren is survived by his children: Clifford (Carrie) of Blaine, MN, Delores (Clarence) Lenards of Rapid City, SD, Orrin (Charlotte) of Alpine, CA, Gerald (Pam) of Clinton, MN, Eugene (Marlene) of Rapid City, SD, Terry (Debbie) of Cambridge, MN, Robert (Mary) of Keystone, SD, Darlene (Richard) Brewer of Rapid City, SD, and Roy of East Bethel, MN; 27 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter; brothers: Alfred Davis of Everett, WA and Dale Davis of Ellendale, ND. Warren is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy E. Davis in 2008; parents Oren in 1951 and Josephine in 1982; seven siblings: Fudge in 1996, Charles in 1986, Pearl in 2001, Elise in 2003, Donald in 2004, Gene in 2005 and Vernon in 2008. Larson Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of arrangements, to send condolences to the family, on-line, visit our website at www.larsonfuneral.com Furness Funeral Home of Clark is assisting the family locally. www.furnessfuneralhome.com