WINDHAM – Orpha C. Sias Davis, 103, of Harrison, died Thursday, Oct. 5, at a Windham nursing home, where she had been a resident for two weeks.

She was born on Feb. 11, 1903, in Newport, N.Y., daughter of the late Rev. George W. and Christiana B. Sias. She graduated from Bridgton Academy in 1921.

On Nov. 30, 1922, she married Bert M. Davis and he died Sept. 24, 1989. She and her husband owned and operated Shoreland Housekeeping Cottages on Crystal Lake in Harrison for more than 25 years. The complex comprised 21 cottages.

She was a member of Calvary Community Church in Harrison for 82 years and belonged to the Ladies Circle of the church. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Rebeccas and the Harrison Historical Society. She was well-known for her many plays and skits which she produced and performed in over the years.

Surviving are two sons, Richard H. Davis, and his wife, Shirley Libby Davis, of Harrison and Gorham and Donald S. Davis, and his wife, Jacky, of Harrison; a daughter, Penelope Davis Light, and her husband, Alvin, of Lafayette, Ind.; her brother, George W. Sias, and his wife, Nellie, of North Berwick; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.