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Author: MargieRoopPearce
Surnames: Davison, Johnson, Collins, Miller, Schindler, Davidson
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Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Monday, February 6, 1978, Page 5
Rev. Ralph E. DAVIDSOM (sic; should be Davison)
Rev. Ralph E. Davidson (sic), 77, route 1, North Webster; a former Adams County
resident and brother of A. J. Davidson of Pleasant Mills, passed away at 7 a.m. Sunday at
Goshen General Hospital.
The son of Marcellus and Nancy Johnson Davidson (sic), he was born in Mercer County,
Ohio, but the family moved to Adams County in 1907. Rev. Davidson (sic) was a graduate of
Pleasant Mills High School and Taylor University.
He was married on November 11, 1924 to Edith Collins of Decatur County. In November of
1974, the Davidsons celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and Rev. Davidson celebrated
his 50th year in the ministry of the Methodist Church.
He was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church in Blue Creek Township during the
time he resided in Adams County.
Survivors include the widow, three sons, Paul of Perrysburg, Ohio, Merrill of Highland,
California and Claude of Waco, Texas; two sisters, Mrs Leo L.(Mildred) Miller of
Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Waldo (Cecil) Schindler of Fort Wayne; the brothers, A. J.
Davidson of Pleasant Mills, and three grandchildren. One sister and one brother preceded
Rev. Davidson in death.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the North Webster United
Methodist Church, and burial will be in Matthews, Ind. Friends may call at the Harris
Funeral Home in North Webster fro 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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