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Ozie W. Davis Jr.

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Ozie W. Davis Jr.

Birth
Death
9 Sep 2003 (aged 82)
Burial
Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Mr. Davis was born in Bleckley County, Georgia. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army, 88th Infantry Division. He participated in the drive through Southern Italy and was among the first "Dough Boys" into Rome. He received the EAMET Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and was a Purple Heart recipient. Mr. Davis retired in 1982 as Assistant Fire Chief for the City of Warner Robins, and was one of the first ten firefighters hired in Warner Robins under Chief E.W. Wood in August of 1959. He was a member of Central Baptist Church and the Pete Joyner 8:30 Sunday School Class. His parents, Ozie Davis, Sr. and Gladys Key Davis, and brother, Clyde Ray Davis, preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Frances Milford Davis; sons, Ozie M. Davis (Judy) and Randall E. Davis (Donna), of Warner Robins; James A. Davis (Rosemary), Milledgeville; four grandchildren, Randall Davis Jr., Denise April Davis, Jennifer Elaine Davis, Bobby Lee Davis, all of Warner Robins; one great-grandchild, Autumn Nichole Davis, also of Warner Robins; sisters, Kathleen D. Eubanks, College Park; Hazel D. Crook, Warner Robins; Rosa Lee D. Hogg, Americus; and a brother, Vernon E. Davis, Oglethorpe, GA.

Mr. Davis was born in Bleckley County, Georgia. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army, 88th Infantry Division. He participated in the drive through Southern Italy and was among the first "Dough Boys" into Rome. He received the EAMET Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and was a Purple Heart recipient. Mr. Davis retired in 1982 as Assistant Fire Chief for the City of Warner Robins, and was one of the first ten firefighters hired in Warner Robins under Chief E.W. Wood in August of 1959. He was a member of Central Baptist Church and the Pete Joyner 8:30 Sunday School Class. His parents, Ozie Davis, Sr. and Gladys Key Davis, and brother, Clyde Ray Davis, preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Frances Milford Davis; sons, Ozie M. Davis (Judy) and Randall E. Davis (Donna), of Warner Robins; James A. Davis (Rosemary), Milledgeville; four grandchildren, Randall Davis Jr., Denise April Davis, Jennifer Elaine Davis, Bobby Lee Davis, all of Warner Robins; one great-grandchild, Autumn Nichole Davis, also of Warner Robins; sisters, Kathleen D. Eubanks, College Park; Hazel D. Crook, Warner Robins; Rosa Lee D. Hogg, Americus; and a brother, Vernon E. Davis, Oglethorpe, GA.



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  • Maintained by: Kimmie
  • Originally Created by: Jack Johnson
  • Added: Jan 20, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46899814/ozie_w-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Ozie W. Davis Jr. (10 Nov 1920–9 Sep 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46899814, citing Magnolia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Kimmie (contributor 49958349).