Obituary of JOHN CHESLEY DAVES November 8, 1940 Winfield, Kansas Newspaper
JOHN C. DAVES DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME WINFIELD GRAIN BROKER FOUND DEAD IN BED; PROMINENT HERE
Sudden death early today of John Daves, well known grain broker, shocked the Winfield community, his home for the past 30 years. Mr. Daves was found dead in his bed about six o'clock this morning by Mrs. Daves. He was ill Thursday and left his office in the First National bank building early Thursday morning and spent most of the day in bed. However, none was aware of the seeming seriousness of his condition. A physician called early Friday said death was the result of a heart attack. Scarcely would the many friends of Mr. Daves believe the sad news. Throughout the 30 years' residence here, Mr. Daves has been prominently allied with several civic groups. Early in the beginning of their organization Mr. Daves was associated with the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary club of this city. He held positions of honor and trust in both groups. Mr. Daves was president of the First Federal Building and Loan at the time of his death. He was manager of the Daves and Daves Grain company, a distributor and broker in the grain business. Although not a member, Mr. Daves attended services at the First Presbyterian church and funeral rite will be held there. Complete plans for committal have not been made. Survivors of Mr. Daves include the wife and one daughter, Genevieve, and three sisters; Miss Myrtle Daves and Mrs. Bertha Gibson of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Genevieve Witmeyer (sic) of Fort Worth.

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Funeral Service Notice of John Chesley Daves Winfield, Kansas Newspaper, November 11, 1940
MANY PAY TRIBUTE TO JOHN C. DAVES DR. JACKSON GIVES SERMON at FUNERAL SERVICE
The funeral services for John Daves, one of the leading businessmen of Winfield, were held at the First Prebyterian Church Sunday afternoon. Mr. Daves had been affliated with the church for many years and was a devoted frirend of the pastor, Dr. R. C. Jackson, who preached a short sermon in which he expressed his great admiration for the deceased. Dr. Jackson read words of comfort from the Psalms 101 and 23 and from St. John's gospel and from Corinthians. Basing his address on Romans 14:7 and 8, Dr. Jackson emphasized the fact that "whether we live or whether we die we are the Lord's. It is a comfort at a time like this to know that our relations with God are the same. We can also take comfort in the thought that when we die, we go to the presence of the One who gave us life and sent us forth. This should sustain us in our grief. HERE BUT SHORT TIME "We are indeed here for a short time. Like our forebears, like the pioneers who came before us, we are here only for a short time and then gone. "We build up the country. Let us be sure that we prepare for the country not made with hands. We build houses on this earth; let us have the faith that we also build mansions for eternity. For in our preparations for the life hereafter - for the home beyond - we use the materials that are used here on this earth. Our thoughts, our acts, our behavior, our deeds and our kindnesses that are used to build our habitation beyond. "God has made us for himself. He is our father and we are His children", Dr. Jackson continued. "John Daves lived among us for 56 years. His life was like an open book. With unimpeachable character, he conducted his business, he attended to his civic and religious duties. Modestly and kindly he was devoted to his nation, his state, his church, his town, and to his family. To his home and his church he gave himself freely. In his duties, he was faithful. In his life among us, his character was unimpeachable. In the words of the "Immoral Shakespeare,", This was a man. What more can be said"? The church was beautifully and elaborately decorated with flowers. Music consisted of a violin solo by Bill Brown, "Ave Maria," and a solo "Be Still My Soul" by Mr. T. H. Vaughan. Pallbearers were all members and associated with the Federal Building and Loan association of which he was President: John King, Virgil Hall, George G. Gary, Dr. R. W. James, H. A. Caton, T. H. Vaughan, Tom Parker, George Jarvis. Burial was in Highland Cemetery. ============= Obit on JOHN DAVES From SEWARD INDEPENDENT, Seward, NEB, Thurs. Nov 28, 1940 BORN NEAR SEWARD, DIED at WINFIELD, KANSAS A letter from George J. Frey of Winfield, Kansas, formerly of Seward, incloses a clipping from the Winfield Independent-Record telling of the death of JOHN C. DAVES, at his home there Nov 8. He was the son of C.C. Daves, who lived west of Seward about 50 years ago, and was later in the grain business in Seward with the late O. E. Bernecker. The Daves family removed to Guthrie, Okla. Nearly 40 years ago. The article says of the son: John C. Daves, 57, president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association and manager of Daves & Daves Grain Co., died last Friday morning of a heart attack while asleep at his home. 420 East 12. Mr. Daves became ill Thursday morning at his office and went home to rest. H e was found dead early the next morning by Mrs. Daves. Funeral services were held on Sunday at 2:30 from the First Presbyterian church with Rev. R. C. Jackson officiating. Music was furnished by Mrs. A. D. Redic, organist; Bill Brown, violinist; and Mrs. T. H. Vaughan, vocalist. Pallbearers were associates in the savings and loan association; John King, Dr. R. W. James, Harry Caton, T. Vaughan, Tom Parker, and George Jarvis. Mr. Daves, who was of a retiring disposition, had been a resident of the city for 30 years, and during that time had taken an active part in the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, First Presbyterian church, and other groups.

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Notes from interview with Genevieve Daves Greene, daughter of John Daves, 1998-99
John owned DAVES and DAVES GRAIN COMPANY in Winfield, Kansas. Emma Daves always said Daves and Daves stood for Emma Daves and John Daves. His office was on the second floor of the First National Bank Building in Winfield. John was also a stock and commodity broker. He would go around and buy up grain and store it in big grain elevators, then sell it. He had grain elevators in Coffeeville and Wellington, close to Winfield. John often took Genevieve with him on his trips to check on the grain storage. He had big grain elevator in Dexter, Kansas.

Obituary of Emma Florence Daves, mother of Genevieve Daves Greene
EMMA FLORENCE DAVES DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE (From Local Paper of Winfield Kansas, 1957
Emma Florence Daves, 75, widow of the late John C. Daves, and a resident of Winfield for 54 years died at 6:30 PM Monday evening in St. Mary's hospital. She had been seriously ill for three weeks. Mrs. Daves was born at Sedan on February 11, 1882, daughter of John E. and Tabitha Snyder. She was married at Longton in 1903. Her husband died in 1940. The deceased was a member of the First Presbyterian church, where funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Thursday with Reverand F. H. Hayward officiating, Morris Funeral home is in charge and burial will be in Highland cemetery. Mrs. Daves is survived by one daughter, Mrs. F.P. Greene of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and three grandchildren, Sandra Lee, John Fay, and Laura. (Note by LGreene....all three grandchildren are Greenes, children of Fay Perry and Genevieve Daves Greene) Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters: James Snyder of Peck, Mrs. D. J. Rule of Wichita, Mrs. Leo Dennis of Long Beach, California, Ezra Snyder of Fulton, Missouri, and Mrs. Marguerite Minkress of Tucson, Arizona.

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Emma and her husband John had three children who died, apparently shortly after birth, before they adopted at birth in 1924 Genevieve Faith Daves, whose birth name was Patricia Mae Mitchell.