BANCROFT- Dorothy Davis, 92, of Bancroft, KS died Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. She was born October 12, 1914 on a farm northeast of Holton, KS, the daughter of Frank and Sallie McAllister McKeever. She graduated from Holton High School in 1931.
Mrs. Davis lived in the Holton and Circleville communities before moving to Bancroft in 1940. She had taught school in the Pea Ridge and Glenwood rural schools for 3 years. She had also cared for various people in their homes for about 10 years. She was a long time member of the Bancroft Community Church.
She was married to Harold A. Davis in June of 1938. He died September 3, 1969. Survivors include her son, Francis Davis of Netawaka, KS and her daughter Virginia Elliott of Denison, KS 8 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2007 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Interment will be in Ontario Cemetery south of Bancroft. Memorials may be given to the Bancroft Preservation Assoc. c/o Mercer Funeral Home, Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.