While a student at the
Terrace Hill School, Delos Davis, one of Waterford's bright young
men, had the Spanish influenza last Christmas holidays. He seemed
to get over it and returned to school, but soon had to give up.
Tuberculosis developed and
sometime in May, Delos was taken to the hospital at Weston for
treatment. After an heroic struggle of about six months, he passed
away Saturday, 25 Oct 1919.
The remains reached
Waterford Sunday evening and the funeral took place from the home of his mother, Mrs. Effie Davis, Leamon Street,
27 Oct 1919 at 2 p.m.
Many sympathetic friends
and relatives attended.
The services were conducted by Rev. J. McLachlan, assisted by Revs. N. Wilkins and J. B. Moore. Interment took place in Greenwood Cemetery.
The pall-bearers were six
of his Sunday School classmates: Clendon Pearce, Earl Roberts,
Dell Woodley, Gerald Beck, Kenneth Collver and Newton
Bennett.
Many floral tributes
betokened the high esteem in which Delos was held. He was a
bright, clean Christian young man and beloved and admired by all
who knew him. Much sympathy goes out to
the sorrowing mother and one sister, Marion, in this hour of their
sad bereavement.
