From the Moulton Advertiser, April 29, 1873
Submitted by Robin Sterling

Died--At his residence, in Winston county, on the 22nd inst., after a long and painful illness, Hon. Orrin Davis--in the 79th year of his age. Judge Davis was among the first settlers of North Alabama, and lived many years in the early history of the Commonwealth, in the beautiful and fertile Tennessee Valley, in the neighborhood of Courtland, alabama. For many years past, he has been an honored citizen of Winston county, and is well and favorably known as the proprietor of that popular summer resort--"Davis' Stand." He served the people of Winston previous to the War, in the capacity of Probate Judge, and we are told, kept his ermine unsullied, spotless and pure.

He was a kind and indulgent husband and parent, an obliging neighbor, and a sterling citizen. In all the relations of life, he proved himself to be a good man. He was long a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and died rejoicing in the hope of a blissful immortality.