Obituaries:  Wilford D. Davis, Sabine, Vernon Parish       D-120
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 28, 1987
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Wilford D. Davis

  Mr. Wilford D. Davis, 74, of 724 Kings Rd., Leesville, died on
May 20, 1987, in Beauregard Memorial Hospital in DeRidder.

  Mr. Davis was born on Dec. 29, 1912, in Many. He was a veteran
of WWII, and a member of East Leesville Baptist Church in
Leesville, for 40 years. He was a deacon for 37 years. He retired
from the La. State Police Department as a Lieutenant, in 1972.
After retiring from the State Police Dept., he worked as a part
time deputy Sheriff for the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office. He
was a member of the Gideon Society for a number of years.

  Services were held May 22, 1987, at 2 p.m., in East Leesville
Baptist Church, with the Revs. Sammy Morrow, and Carl Burris
officiating. Burial was in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville,
under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home in Leesville.

  Survivors were his wife, Mrs. Nettie Bush Davis of Leesville;
one son, Durhl R. Davis of Winnfield; one daughter, Mrs. Patricia
Bruce of Leesville; two brothers, Robert Davis of Many; and
Preston Davis of Houston, Tex.; one sister, Mrs. Oma Smith of San
Antonio, Tex.; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.