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Robert Branson Davis, 96, of Welaka, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Nelsonville, OH to Branson and Ruth Davis. Robert was a 1943 graduate of Nelsonville High School. He then served honorably in the US Navy and was stationed on the USS Gardiners Bay during WWII. Robert had worked as a control room operator for Columbus and Southern (now AEP) in Ohio for 30 years as well as JEA for 5 years, retiring at the age of 65.
Robert remained very active throughout his life. He was inventive and was always exceptionally good at fixing things. Years ago, Robert invented a tornado detector which was later patented.
He was a caring and compassionate man who loved to rescue animals. His daughter, Mary, recalls her dad bringing all kinds of animals that needed care. Robert once raised a racoon, a baby squirrel and rehabilitated a hawk that would return periodically to visit.
Robert was of the Christian faith. He was baptized in the Mennonite Church and in his later years attended several local Baptist churches.
He is preceded in death by his son, Robert Michael Davis, parents, Branson and Ruth Davis, stepdaughter, Tina L. Smith, siblings, Kenneth Davis, Bernard Davis, Joe Davis, Eileen Houck, half-brother, Harold, infant siblings, Margie and David Davis, as well as grandson, Bryan Davis.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Molly Davis of Welaka, daughter, Mary Daugherty (Terry) of Ohio, stepchildren, Derek Christian (Jessica Jones) of Palm Coast, Linda Ross (Mark) of Satsuma, Mark Christian (Hope) of Williamson, WV, Johnny R. Moore of Warfield, KY, and Jimmy Christian (Debbie) of Georgetown, KY, sister, Carol Sue Spaulding (Paul) of West Virginia, grandchildren, Tammy Vanscoy, Jeff Daugherty (Sarah), Steven Daugherty (Erin), Christopher Davis, Tyler Christian, Kacey Christian, Misty Jessee (TJ), Kyla Smith (Dan), Christian Ross, Bryant Smith, Amanda Christian, Megan Christian, Matthew Christian (Kaitlyn), Jimmy Moore (Cassie) and Cecil Moore, as well as numerous greatgrandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, 7 nieces, a nephew and other extended family members.
Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Johnson-Overturf Chapel with Bro. Mark Ross officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Welaka with military honors rendered by the US Navy. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday beginning at 1:00 pm until time of services.
Services will be livestreamed and can be accessed using the following link: https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/authorise.php?k=1657646750195530
Memories and condolences may be expressed to the family at Robert’s Book of Memories page at www.johnsonoverturffunerals.com .
Arrangements are entrusted to Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home in Palatka.

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Ursuline Sister Mary Brendan Conlon, 93, died on July 16 at Nazareth Home-Clifton. Teacher, administrator, writer, social activist and friend, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1946.
Sister Brendan’s teaching ministry began in Louisville in 1948 at Sacred Heart Model School and continued at St. Elizabeth School and Ursuline Academy, and from 1956 to 1967 at Sacred Heart Academy. She joined the teachers at Russell Junior High School for the 1970-71 academic year. Sister also was on the faculties of schools in Omaha, Nebraska; Morgantown, West Virginia and Cumberland, Maryland. In addition, while in Morgantown, she was a campus minister at West Virginia University’s St. John Parish.
In 1994 Sister Brendan founded Christian Help, Inc., that continues to assist the people of Mingo County, West Virginia. She was director of that agency until she retired in 2009.
Among awards received for her ministry: Sister Brendan was the 1993 recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Achievement Award from the West Virginia University Center for Black Culture & Research, the first non-Black person so named. In 2006 she received the Community Leader Initiative Award from the Jenco Foundation of Athens, Ohio, for her “visionary leadership in Appalachia,” and in 2009 was the recipient of the Dr. William and Budd Bell Award from the Community Transportation Association of America for establishing accessible transportation “to seniors and low-income residents of Mingo County.” [Mingo County had no public transportation.]
In the late 1980s, Sister was a Witness of Peace delegate in Managua, Nicaragua, Central America, for eight months. She also took part in many protests for justice and peace, including civil disobedience both in Washington, DC and at the annual gathering at Fort Benning, Georgia, a movement committed to the closing of the School of the Americas.
Sister Brendan also served her Ursuline Sisters in leadership from 1968 to 1970 and as Director of Communication from 1969 to 1971. In retirement she volunteered in Louisville at St. John Center for Homeless Men, Doors to Hope and with ESL Catholic Charities at the Women’s Prison in Pewee Valley.
A native of Cumberland, Maryland, Sister Brendan earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska; a master’s degree in Theology from Jesuit Wheeling (WV) University; and studied at Marquette University, Milwaukee; Duquesne University, Pittsburgh; the University of Iowa and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
Sister Brendan is survived by several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, July 25, in the Motherhouse Library with Vigil at 7:00 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Monday, July 26, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required if not vaccinated. The funeral Mass will be livestreamed on our page Monday, July 26, at 11 am ET: https://www.facebook.com/UrsulinesLouisville.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Christian Help of Mingo County, PO Box 1257, Kermit, West Virginia, 25674 or the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.