Family/Spouse: Sally ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Violet M. HOCKENBROUGH on 27 Apr 1956. Violet (daughter of Newton E. HOCKENBROUGH and Minerva E. STRAWSER) was born on 24 Mar 1938 in West Perry Twp, Snyder Co, PA; died on 26 Mar 2013; was buried in Hillside Cemetery - McAlisterville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Violet M. Davis
March 24, 1938 - March 26, 2013
MIDDLETOWN - Violet M. Davis, 75, of Middletown, died at 10:40 p.m. Tu
esday, March 26, 2013, at her home. She was born March 24, 1938, in We
st Perry Township, Snyder County, a daughter of the late Newton E. an
d Minerva E. (Strawser) Hokenbrough. On April 27, 1956, she married Ra
ymond L. Davis, with whom she shared nearly 57 years of marriage. Viol
et was a 1955 graduate of Middleburg High School. In earlier life, sh
e had been employed by the East Salem Shirt factory and later served a
s a cook in the cafeteria at East Juniata High School. After moving t
o Middletown, she retired as a cook from the Middletown School Distric
t. During her retirement, she had been employed by Pomeroy’s Departmen
t Store, Harrisburg, and her last employment was Myers Associates, Har
isburg. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Middlet
own, where she had served as the treasurer of the church. Violet ha
d a passion for collecting clowns and loved to take walks. She also ha
d a gift for sewing and playing the piano. However, her greatest joy c
ame from being a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmothe
as she cherished the precious time that she spent with her family. I
addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, one daught
er and son-in-law, Kathie M. and Robert Gerrity, of Waldorf, Md., an
d one son and daughter-in-law, Donald E. and Sally Davis, of Etters; t
wo sisters and one brother-in-law, Minerva E. and William Fronk, of Mc
Alisterville, and Alma A. Barner, of Ephrata; one brother and two sist
ers-in-law, Howard S. and Shawn Hokenbrough, of Freeburg, and Cindy Ho
kenbrough, of Mount Pleasant Mills; four grandchildren, Kevin D. Gerri
ty, Megan E. Gerrity, Gina M. Davis and Michelle J. Davis; and one gre
at-granddaughter, Cali N. Wintermyer. She was preceded in death by tw
o brothers, Marlin D. Hokenbrough and Elwood N. Hockenbrough in infanc
y. There will be no viewing. A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m
. today with the family present from 6 to 8 in the Brown Funeral Home
s Inc., 111 Westfall St., McAlisterville, and from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Fri
day in Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Middletown, followed by the f
uneral at 10 with the Rev. John Overman officiating. Interment will fo
llow at 2:30 p.m. in Hillside Cemetery, McAlisterville. For those wh
o wish, donations in Violet’s memory may be made to Ebenezer United Me
thodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, PA 17057, or to Homelan
d Hospice, 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 115, Harrisburg, PA 17110. For onlin
e tributes and condolences, visit www.brownfuneralhomesinc.com.
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Newton + Minerva E. STRAWSER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]