Ernestine Davidson

Ernestine Davidson, 82, of Selah, Wash. and former longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at Garden Village Nursing Home in Yakima.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 20, 2004 at Pioneer Memorial Gardens with Pastor Floyd Wilks officiating.

Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake, Wash.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, December 17 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Saturday, December 18 from 8 a.m. until noon and Monday, December 20 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Ernestine was born January 11, 1922 in Rico, Colo. to the late Ernest and Katherine Knoblock. She was raised and educated in Rico. She met her late husband, Arrie L. Davidson in Rico and they were married in 1940. Arrie L. Davidson passed away on July 12, 1995.

In 1957 Arrie, Ernestine and their four sons (Ernest, Donald, Robert and David) moved to Moses Lake, Wash.

She was a cook at many of the restaurants in Moses Lake and Ephrata.

Ernestine moved to Selah with her oldest son in late 1995.

She enjoyed spending time with her numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed her pets and gardening.

Survivors include: her brother, Jim and Ruth Knoblock of Boise, Idaho; her brother, Duane and Wilda Knoblock of South Clarita, Calif.; her sons, Ernest and his wife Josie of Selah, Robert and his wife Judy of Moses Lake and David of Moses Lake; as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband, Arrie, she was preceded in death by two sisters, two brothers and her son, Donald Davidson of Kennewick, Wash., who died on November 8, 1995.