Obituaries:  W. L. "Sap" Davis, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       D-120
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 7, 1995
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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W. L. "Sap" Davis

  Funeral services for W. L. "Sap" Davis, 73, of Robeline, were
held at the Chapel of the Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home,
Tuesday, June 6, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. William H. Hassan
officiating. Burial followed in the Springridge Cemetery near
Pleasant Hill.

  He died at 8:45 p.m., Saturday, June 3, at Schumpert Medical
Center in Shreveport. A native of Marthaville, Mr. Davis resided
in Robeline, where he was the retired manager of Roberts
Lumberyard. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the
Central Baptist Church of Robeline.

  Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Maxine Roberts of
Natchitoches, and Mrs. Juanita Darnell of Robeline; three nieces
and their husbands, Kathy and Andy Jenkins, Susan and Joe
Bernard, both of Natchitoches, and Sandra and Bobby Cook of
Colfax; two nephews, Randall and Bernice McElwee of Crowley, and
Tommy McElwee of Logansport; six great nieces, Gloria and John
Worthy, and Layna and Jim Grau, both of Shreveport, Jennifer and
Brian Olliff of Natchitoches, Shelly and Chad Guillory of
Crowley, Brandy McElwee of Crowley, and Misty McElwee, and
Allison Jenkins, both of Natchitoches; four great nephews, Randy
McElwee of Crowley, Archie McElwee of Marthaville, and Justin,
and Taylor Bernard of Natchitoches; and one great-great nephew,
Cody Olliff of Natchitoches; and a special friend, Lois Broadway
and family.

  The family requests that donations be made to St. Jude's
Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.