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SELMA DAVIS Obituary

DAVIS SELMA (nee ROSEMAN) Selma Roseman Davis, 82, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022. She is survived by her three children: Wendy Pollack (Ted), Sally, and Morris (Kim Liddle) and seven grandchildren. Selma was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1957 and from University of Pennsylvania ('61 BA and '62 MA in psychology) and was Phi Beta Kappa. She met her adored husband Edgar in Atlantic City on Labor Day weekend, 1961. They married 14 months later and were virtually inseparable for over 50 years. Selma authored four mystery novels set in Hawaii and wrote for the Main Line Life newspaper, where her articles won several awards. She was outgoing and enjoyed friendships with people she interviewed in her travels, among them a governor of Alaska, Arlen Specter, and a treasured encounter, actor Robert Wagner. Funeral and Ashes Scattering will be held June 1 at 1 P.M. at WEST LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME, 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004. Services are outdoors. Please wear a mask. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that all donations be made in Selma's name to https://www.alivingtribute.org. www.westlaurelhill.com

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Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on May 29, 2022.

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