RUTLAND - Howard Scott Davis, 80, of 150 Maple Ave., retired carpenter, died in the City Hospital.

Mr. Davis had worked at the Rutland Veterans Administration Hospital for 30 years. He retired in 1954.

Born in Rutland, he was a son of the late Hiram J. and Caroline (Scott) Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of Rutland Congregational Church, Rutland Grange and Rufus Putnam Lodge of Masons in Rutland.

He leaves his widow, Mildred (Brown) Davis; a son Howard S. Davis Jr. of Rutland; a daughter Diana, wife of Forrest Bolster in Germany; three grandchildren, Susan, David and Richard Bolster, all in Germany, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm. today in Miles Funeral Home. 1158 Main St., Holden Center. Rev. Charles W. Crooker will officiate. Burial will be in Rural Cemetery.

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