OBITUARY: Della Elizabeth (Hovey) Davidson ,The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Earline Wasser December 2002 ********************************************************************************* Surnames: Davidson, Fry, Hovey, Ross, Smith, Babcock, Jones Della Elizabeth (Hovey) Davidson, 100, died on Friday, December 6, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. She was born March 19, 1902 in Delta, Colorado the fourth daughter of Roy L. and Cora May (Fry) Hovey, whose families were early pioneers to western Colorado. The Hovey ranch, elevation 9,200 feet, was located in San Miguel County between the towns of Ridgway and Telluride. She received a state of Colorado teaching certificate. In 1927, she moved to The Dalles with her parents and three brothers and lived in The Dalles for more than 50 years. Sewing lessons from her mother were soon utilized when she started her alteration and tailoring business. During the 1930s and 1940s she and her brothers owned and operated The Dalles Taxi Company and in later years she worked to ID department store. She married Clair W. Davidson in April 1941. His grandparents came west by wagon train and were early pioneers in Wasco County, owning properties on Tygh Ridge, Dufur and The Dalles. Her husband died of a massive coronary after coming home from service in World War II. She moved from The Dalles when she was 77 to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren. In 1994 she accompanied her daughter and son-in-law to Lake Havasu City. She was the oldest member of the National Society of Colonial Dames 17th Century in the state of Arizona and an active member of Ocotillo Chapter. She was a member of the Lake Havasu City Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. She was past president of The Dalles Business and Professional Women, a charter member of The Dalles Emblem Club and former member of The Dalles Christian Church and was also an accomplished horsewoman. Survivors include her daughter, Clairdell Davidson Ross and son-in-law Richard E. Ross, Lake Havasu City; two grandchildren, Brian Burke Smith, Lake Havasu City, and Shannon Dee Smith, Redmond; two step-grandchildren, Christopher T. Ross, Tacoma (Washington); and Debbie K. Babcock, Hamilton, Montana; five great-grandchildren, Cody, Zachary and Haley Smith, Amanda Babcock and Brenna Ross; a sister, Grace Hovey White, Crewe, Virginia; a sister-in-law, Ruth Hovey, The Dalles; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death besides her husband and parents were her siblings, Mabel Hovey Jones, Elnora Hovey, William, Fred, Archie and Jay Hovey. In the spring of 2003, she will be interned with her husband in the IOOF Cemetery in The Dalles. The Dalles Chronicle December 10, 2002. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser