Maude Lingenfelder was born May 6, 1890, at Brewster, Nebraska, to Frank and Minnie Lingenfelder.  

She went to school in Nebraska, and moved to Interior in 1917 to work for the Brown Land and Cattle Company.  She moved to Kadoka in 1950 and lived there the rest of her life.

Maude was united in marriage to Chauncey Thomas on March 4, 1911, at Chadron, Nebraska.  He died in 1948.

She was united in marriage to Ernest Davis on March 5, 1960, at Rapid City, South Dakota.  He died in 1979.

Survivors include three step-daughters, Mrs. Willard Larsen of Rapid City, Mrs. Lester Larsen of Sacramento, California, and Mrs. John Farrell of Brownsville, Oregon; one step-son, Loren Davis of Wessington Springs; 13 step-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Besides her husbands, she was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

A memorial has been established.

Visitation
Monday, March 26, 1984, afternoon
until Noon on Tuesday, March 27, 1984
Woodall Funeral Home
Kadoka, South Dakota

Funeral Services
Tuesday, March 27, 1984
2:00 p.m.
Concordia Lutheran Church
Kadoka, South Dakota

Officiating
Reverend David Winterfeldt

Music
Ethel Woodruff - Organist

Active Pallbearers
Vance Farmer - Dale Peterson
Paul Thomas - Vernon Uhlir
Terry Thomas - Jack Evans

Interment
Kadoka Cemetery
Kadoka, South Dakota