Rev. Howard L Davis (Seymour)
December 16, 1927 - March 11, 2018
Rev. Howard Lee Davis was born December 16, 1927 at Duncan, Missouri to James Madison and Laura Ellen (Douglas) Davis. He departed this life for his heavenly home on March 11, 2018 at his home in Seymour, Missouri at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 23 days surrounded by his family. On November 28, 1947 he was united in marriage to Betty Jewell Napier and together they shared 59 years. To this union four children were born. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty on August 20, 2006, his baby brother James Wesley Davis, 2 daughters Velda Holcomb and Marsha Glenn and 3 sisters Flora Johnson, Eula Campbell and Elsie Philpott.
He is survived by two sons Randy Davis and wife Becky of Norwood, Missouri and Gary Davis and wife Gale of Hartville, Missouri; a son-in-law John Glenn of Strafford, Missouri; 2 sisters Evelyn VanNess and Geneva Tracey, both of Seymour, MO; 9 grandchildren: Sonya Bennett, Carl Splain, Denise Mulneix, Michele Prock, Scott Glenn, Jolene Habet, Jason Davis, Amber Davis and Melanie Bennett; 23 great grandchildren: Josh, Doug, Emily, Braden, Candice, Carmen, Dominick, Dylan, Connor, Duncan, Hunter, Hesston, Malaki, Tiyson, Blayze, Brixley, Liam, Trinnity, Kellar, Hadlee, Hudson, Alyvia and Isabelle; 4 great great grandchildren Annabelle, Emmett, Griffin, Jolynn and a fifth on the way as well as numerous members of extended family and many friends.
When Howard was 2 ½ years old, his parents moved to the property where he lived. They initially lived in a log house on the property near Mansfield. His parents ran a store at Odon, which they sold, and bought a store at Duncan. They would trade the Duncan store for property northwest of Mansfield. Howard’s father died in 1936, and his mother raised him and five sisters on the property. “We raised what we ate or we didn’t eat” Howard had said. He indicated that everyone was alike, they were all poor. He said his mother never did marry again and raised the six children. “We grew up in church and never missed a service”. He attended Antioch barefoot many times and he remembered evening services they would walk and his mother would carry a kerosene lantern. When he was young he could quickly learn songs by heart and didn’t need to use the song book. To date, he still had the ability to sing songs from memory, including many of the more than 400 songs he had written. Davis and two of his sisters formed a trio that sang in area churches starting in the 1980’s. “Wherever they would have a singing, we would go” he stated. He started writing songs the first part of 1980, saying he spent a lot of time with the Lord writing songs. He liked to remember the main idea for his songs saying “I have stopped a tractor in the field to write the main idea for a song down. I always liked music and I started writing songs. Bible songs with a Bible message in them”.
Rev. Davis started his peaching in July, 1950. His first church was Mt. Everett in Douglas County. He then went to Green Mountain east of Hartville. He would later serve halftime at Manes Baptist Church and Grain Valley Church. He had stated that Manes Baptist Church wanted him to come every Sunday, so he started serving the church full time.
After Manes Baptist Church he went to Red Bank in Douglas County and served almost 8 years there. After leaving, he went to Little Creek Church for 6 years, then to New Hope Church before returning to Little Creek. He went back to New Hope in 1990 and had been there ever since. He credited his late wife Betty Napier Davis with being the greatest church helper there ever was. He had estimated he has presented more than 7,000 messages over his years of preaching. He had said “When I would leave the church on Sunday, I would start praying for God to give me another message for next Sunday. My messages are Bible messages, I never pat anyone on the back. My messages are from the Bible and won’t hurt if living for God”.
Howard always had a passion for farming and loved caring for all the animals. He and Betty worked side by side in the barn and in the fields. They both shared a love for gardening which he especially loved in his later years. His family will miss his hugs, his Sunday dinners and his constant prayers for all.
In Lieu of plants and flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Antioch Cemetery Fund, and left at the funeral home.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home March 12, 2018
December 16, 1927 - March 11, 2018
Rev. Howard Lee Davis was born December 16, 1927 at Duncan, Missouri to James Madison and Laura Ellen (Douglas) Davis. He departed this life for his heavenly home on March 11, 2018 at his home in Seymour, Missouri at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 23 days surrounded by his family. On November 28, 1947 he was united in marriage to Betty Jewell Napier and together they shared 59 years. To this union four children were born. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty on August 20, 2006, his baby brother James Wesley Davis, 2 daughters Velda Holcomb and Marsha Glenn and 3 sisters Flora Johnson, Eula Campbell and Elsie Philpott.
He is survived by two sons Randy Davis and wife Becky of Norwood, Missouri and Gary Davis and wife Gale of Hartville, Missouri; a son-in-law John Glenn of Strafford, Missouri; 2 sisters Evelyn VanNess and Geneva Tracey, both of Seymour, MO; 9 grandchildren: Sonya Bennett, Carl Splain, Denise Mulneix, Michele Prock, Scott Glenn, Jolene Habet, Jason Davis, Amber Davis and Melanie Bennett; 23 great grandchildren: Josh, Doug, Emily, Braden, Candice, Carmen, Dominick, Dylan, Connor, Duncan, Hunter, Hesston, Malaki, Tiyson, Blayze, Brixley, Liam, Trinnity, Kellar, Hadlee, Hudson, Alyvia and Isabelle; 4 great great grandchildren Annabelle, Emmett, Griffin, Jolynn and a fifth on the way as well as numerous members of extended family and many friends.
When Howard was 2 ½ years old, his parents moved to the property where he lived. They initially lived in a log house on the property near Mansfield. His parents ran a store at Odon, which they sold, and bought a store at Duncan. They would trade the Duncan store for property northwest of Mansfield. Howard’s father died in 1936, and his mother raised him and five sisters on the property. “We raised what we ate or we didn’t eat” Howard had said. He indicated that everyone was alike, they were all poor. He said his mother never did marry again and raised the six children. “We grew up in church and never missed a service”. He attended Antioch barefoot many times and he remembered evening services they would walk and his mother would carry a kerosene lantern. When he was young he could quickly learn songs by heart and didn’t need to use the song book. To date, he still had the ability to sing songs from memory, including many of the more than 400 songs he had written. Davis and two of his sisters formed a trio that sang in area churches starting in the 1980’s. “Wherever they would have a singing, we would go” he stated. He started writing songs the first part of 1980, saying he spent a lot of time with the Lord writing songs. He liked to remember the main idea for his songs saying “I have stopped a tractor in the field to write the main idea for a song down. I always liked music and I started writing songs. Bible songs with a Bible message in them”.
Rev. Davis started his peaching in July, 1950. His first church was Mt. Everett in Douglas County. He then went to Green Mountain east of Hartville. He would later serve halftime at Manes Baptist Church and Grain Valley Church. He had stated that Manes Baptist Church wanted him to come every Sunday, so he started serving the church full time.
After Manes Baptist Church he went to Red Bank in Douglas County and served almost 8 years there. After leaving, he went to Little Creek Church for 6 years, then to New Hope Church before returning to Little Creek. He went back to New Hope in 1990 and had been there ever since. He credited his late wife Betty Napier Davis with being the greatest church helper there ever was. He had estimated he has presented more than 7,000 messages over his years of preaching. He had said “When I would leave the church on Sunday, I would start praying for God to give me another message for next Sunday. My messages are Bible messages, I never pat anyone on the back. My messages are from the Bible and won’t hurt if living for God”.
Howard always had a passion for farming and loved caring for all the animals. He and Betty worked side by side in the barn and in the fields. They both shared a love for gardening which he especially loved in his later years. His family will miss his hugs, his Sunday dinners and his constant prayers for all.
In Lieu of plants and flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Antioch Cemetery Fund, and left at the funeral home.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home March 12, 2018
Rev. Howard L Davis (Seymour)
December 16, 1927 - March 11, 2018
Rev. Howard Lee Davis was born December 16, 1927 at Duncan, Missouri to James Madison and Laura Ellen (Douglas) Davis. He departed this life for his heavenly home on March 11, 2018 at his home in Seymour, Missouri at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 23 days surrounded by his family. On November 28, 1947 he was united in marriage to Betty Jewell Napier and together they shared 59 years. To this union four children were born. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty on August 20, 2006, his baby brother James Wesley Davis, 2 daughters Velda Holcomb and Marsha Glenn and 3 sisters Flora Johnson, Eula Campbell and Elsie Philpott.
He is survived by two sons Randy Davis and wife Becky of Norwood, Missouri and Gary Davis and wife Gale of Hartville, Missouri; a son-in-law John Glenn of Strafford, Missouri; 2 sisters Evelyn VanNess and Geneva Tracey, both of Seymour, MO; 9 grandchildren: Sonya Bennett, Carl Splain, Denise Mulneix, Michele Prock, Scott Glenn, Jolene Habet, Jason Davis, Amber Davis and Melanie Bennett; 23 great grandchildren: Josh, Doug, Emily, Braden, Candice, Carmen, Dominick, Dylan, Connor, Duncan, Hunter, Hesston, Malaki, Tiyson, Blayze, Brixley, Liam, Trinnity, Kellar, Hadlee, Hudson, Alyvia and Isabelle; 4 great great grandchildren Annabelle, Emmett, Griffin, Jolynn and a fifth on the way as well as numerous members of extended family and many friends.
When Howard was 2 ½ years old, his parents moved to the property where he lived. They initially lived in a log house on the property near Mansfield. His parents ran a store at Odon, which they sold, and bought a store at Duncan. They would trade the Duncan store for property northwest of Mansfield. Howard’s father died in 1936, and his mother raised him and five sisters on the property. “We raised what we ate or we didn’t eat” Howard had said. He indicated that everyone was alike, they were all poor. He said his mother never did marry again and raised the six children. “We grew up in church and never missed a service”. He attended Antioch barefoot many times and he remembered evening services they would walk and his mother would carry a kerosene lantern. When he was young he could quickly learn songs by heart and didn’t need to use the song book. To date, he still had the ability to sing songs from memory, including many of the more than 400 songs he had written. Davis and two of his sisters formed a trio that sang in area churches starting in the 1980’s. “Wherever they would have a singing, we would go” he stated. He started writing songs the first part of 1980, saying he spent a lot of time with the Lord writing songs. He liked to remember the main idea for his songs saying “I have stopped a tractor in the field to write the main idea for a song down. I always liked music and I started writing songs. Bible songs with a Bible message in them”.
Rev. Davis started his peaching in July, 1950. His first church was Mt. Everett in Douglas County. He then went to Green Mountain east of Hartville. He would later serve halftime at Manes Baptist Church and Grain Valley Church. He had stated that Manes Baptist Church wanted him to come every Sunday, so he started serving the church full time.
After Manes Baptist Church he went to Red Bank in Douglas County and served almost 8 years there. After leaving, he went to Little Creek Church for 6 years, then to New Hope Church before returning to Little Creek. He went back to New Hope in 1990 and had been there ever since. He credited his late wife Betty Napier Davis with being the greatest church helper there ever was. He had estimated he has presented more than 7,000 messages over his years of preaching. He had said “When I would leave the church on Sunday, I would start praying for God to give me another message for next Sunday. My messages are Bible messages, I never pat anyone on the back. My messages are from the Bible and won’t hurt if living for God”.
Howard always had a passion for farming and loved caring for all the animals. He and Betty worked side by side in the barn and in the fields. They both shared a love for gardening which he especially loved in his later years. His family will miss his hugs, his Sunday dinners and his constant prayers for all.
In Lieu of plants and flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Antioch Cemetery Fund, and left at the funeral home.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home March 12, 2018
December 16, 1927 - March 11, 2018
Rev. Howard Lee Davis was born December 16, 1927 at Duncan, Missouri to James Madison and Laura Ellen (Douglas) Davis. He departed this life for his heavenly home on March 11, 2018 at his home in Seymour, Missouri at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 23 days surrounded by his family. On November 28, 1947 he was united in marriage to Betty Jewell Napier and together they shared 59 years. To this union four children were born. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty on August 20, 2006, his baby brother James Wesley Davis, 2 daughters Velda Holcomb and Marsha Glenn and 3 sisters Flora Johnson, Eula Campbell and Elsie Philpott.
He is survived by two sons Randy Davis and wife Becky of Norwood, Missouri and Gary Davis and wife Gale of Hartville, Missouri; a son-in-law John Glenn of Strafford, Missouri; 2 sisters Evelyn VanNess and Geneva Tracey, both of Seymour, MO; 9 grandchildren: Sonya Bennett, Carl Splain, Denise Mulneix, Michele Prock, Scott Glenn, Jolene Habet, Jason Davis, Amber Davis and Melanie Bennett; 23 great grandchildren: Josh, Doug, Emily, Braden, Candice, Carmen, Dominick, Dylan, Connor, Duncan, Hunter, Hesston, Malaki, Tiyson, Blayze, Brixley, Liam, Trinnity, Kellar, Hadlee, Hudson, Alyvia and Isabelle; 4 great great grandchildren Annabelle, Emmett, Griffin, Jolynn and a fifth on the way as well as numerous members of extended family and many friends.
When Howard was 2 ½ years old, his parents moved to the property where he lived. They initially lived in a log house on the property near Mansfield. His parents ran a store at Odon, which they sold, and bought a store at Duncan. They would trade the Duncan store for property northwest of Mansfield. Howard’s father died in 1936, and his mother raised him and five sisters on the property. “We raised what we ate or we didn’t eat” Howard had said. He indicated that everyone was alike, they were all poor. He said his mother never did marry again and raised the six children. “We grew up in church and never missed a service”. He attended Antioch barefoot many times and he remembered evening services they would walk and his mother would carry a kerosene lantern. When he was young he could quickly learn songs by heart and didn’t need to use the song book. To date, he still had the ability to sing songs from memory, including many of the more than 400 songs he had written. Davis and two of his sisters formed a trio that sang in area churches starting in the 1980’s. “Wherever they would have a singing, we would go” he stated. He started writing songs the first part of 1980, saying he spent a lot of time with the Lord writing songs. He liked to remember the main idea for his songs saying “I have stopped a tractor in the field to write the main idea for a song down. I always liked music and I started writing songs. Bible songs with a Bible message in them”.
Rev. Davis started his peaching in July, 1950. His first church was Mt. Everett in Douglas County. He then went to Green Mountain east of Hartville. He would later serve halftime at Manes Baptist Church and Grain Valley Church. He had stated that Manes Baptist Church wanted him to come every Sunday, so he started serving the church full time.
After Manes Baptist Church he went to Red Bank in Douglas County and served almost 8 years there. After leaving, he went to Little Creek Church for 6 years, then to New Hope Church before returning to Little Creek. He went back to New Hope in 1990 and had been there ever since. He credited his late wife Betty Napier Davis with being the greatest church helper there ever was. He had estimated he has presented more than 7,000 messages over his years of preaching. He had said “When I would leave the church on Sunday, I would start praying for God to give me another message for next Sunday. My messages are Bible messages, I never pat anyone on the back. My messages are from the Bible and won’t hurt if living for God”.
Howard always had a passion for farming and loved caring for all the animals. He and Betty worked side by side in the barn and in the fields. They both shared a love for gardening which he especially loved in his later years. His family will miss his hugs, his Sunday dinners and his constant prayers for all.
In Lieu of plants and flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Antioch Cemetery Fund, and left at the funeral home.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home March 12, 2018
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