Elmer Earnest Davis, 86, of Dawson Springs, died Friday, April 16, 2004, at 8:50 p.m. at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.
Having worked in automobile sales, real estate investment, coal mining, and in the grocery business for 60 years, having been a partner in Davis Bestway Grocery Store in Dawson Springs from 1962 through the mid 90s on Oak Heights Drive, of the Holiness faith, member of Al E. Orton Lodge for over 50 years, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was born March 19, 1918, in Hopkins County, a son of the late Charlie Randolph and Dixie Pearl Stallins Davis.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha Lacy and Birdie Holeman; and three brothers, Alvin Davis, James Davis and Junior Davis.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lillian Neisz Davis; a daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Bill Akin of Dawson Springs; a grandson, Ernest Wayne Akin of Dawson Springs; a great-grandson, Ty Wayne Akin; two stepgreat-grandsons, Maxx and Alex Phebus; and a brother, Jewell Davis of Peabody, Kan.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs.
The Rev. Richard Sisk officiated the service for Mr. Davis.
Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery in Dawson Springs.
Pallbearers were Ron Sisk, Charles Grisham, Gary Ashlock, Larry Ashlock, Jimmy Mathews and Allen Redden.
Having worked in automobile sales, real estate investment, coal mining, and in the grocery business for 60 years, having been a partner in Davis Bestway Grocery Store in Dawson Springs from 1962 through the mid 90s on Oak Heights Drive, of the Holiness faith, member of Al E. Orton Lodge for over 50 years, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was born March 19, 1918, in Hopkins County, a son of the late Charlie Randolph and Dixie Pearl Stallins Davis.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha Lacy and Birdie Holeman; and three brothers, Alvin Davis, James Davis and Junior Davis.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lillian Neisz Davis; a daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Bill Akin of Dawson Springs; a grandson, Ernest Wayne Akin of Dawson Springs; a great-grandson, Ty Wayne Akin; two stepgreat-grandsons, Maxx and Alex Phebus; and a brother, Jewell Davis of Peabody, Kan.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs.
The Rev. Richard Sisk officiated the service for Mr. Davis.
Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery in Dawson Springs.
Pallbearers were Ron Sisk, Charles Grisham, Gary Ashlock, Larry Ashlock, Jimmy Mathews and Allen Redden.
Elmer Earnest Davis, 86, of Dawson Springs, died Friday, April 16, 2004, at 8:50 p.m. at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.
Having worked in automobile sales, real estate investment, coal mining, and in the grocery business for 60 years, having been a partner in Davis Bestway Grocery Store in Dawson Springs from 1962 through the mid 90s on Oak Heights Drive, of the Holiness faith, member of Al E. Orton Lodge for over 50 years, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was born March 19, 1918, in Hopkins County, a son of the late Charlie Randolph and Dixie Pearl Stallins Davis.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha Lacy and Birdie Holeman; and three brothers, Alvin Davis, James Davis and Junior Davis.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lillian Neisz Davis; a daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Bill Akin of Dawson Springs; a grandson, Ernest Wayne Akin of Dawson Springs; a great-grandson, Ty Wayne Akin; two stepgreat-grandsons, Maxx and Alex Phebus; and a brother, Jewell Davis of Peabody, Kan.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs.
The Rev. Richard Sisk officiated the service for Mr. Davis.
Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery in Dawson Springs.
Pallbearers were Ron Sisk, Charles Grisham, Gary Ashlock, Larry Ashlock, Jimmy Mathews and Allen Redden.
Having worked in automobile sales, real estate investment, coal mining, and in the grocery business for 60 years, having been a partner in Davis Bestway Grocery Store in Dawson Springs from 1962 through the mid 90s on Oak Heights Drive, of the Holiness faith, member of Al E. Orton Lodge for over 50 years, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was born March 19, 1918, in Hopkins County, a son of the late Charlie Randolph and Dixie Pearl Stallins Davis.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha Lacy and Birdie Holeman; and three brothers, Alvin Davis, James Davis and Junior Davis.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lillian Neisz Davis; a daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Bill Akin of Dawson Springs; a grandson, Ernest Wayne Akin of Dawson Springs; a great-grandson, Ty Wayne Akin; two stepgreat-grandsons, Maxx and Alex Phebus; and a brother, Jewell Davis of Peabody, Kan.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs.
The Rev. Richard Sisk officiated the service for Mr. Davis.
Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery in Dawson Springs.
Pallbearers were Ron Sisk, Charles Grisham, Gary Ashlock, Larry Ashlock, Jimmy Mathews and Allen Redden.
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