ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: DAVIS, WALTER WARREN 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Saturday, October 15, 2011

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DAVIS, WALTER WARREN 
(Died October 15, 2011)

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Walter, age 97 passed away in Santa Rosa on October 15, 2011. 

He was born in Abita Springs, Louisiana in 1914.

He is survived by his son & daughter-in-law, Richard & Brenda Davis of Las 
Vegas; son-in-law David Bentley of Sunnyvale, CA; granddaughters Dawn Coupe of 
Castro Valley and Lynne Sullivan of San Jose; his brother Ed Davis of Baton 
Rouge, LA; his sister Leonora Roebke of Bartow, FL; three great grand children 
and many nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Esther in 2001; his daughter, 
Marilyn Bentley of Sunnyvale in 1983; his brothers Jess and George of Baton 
Rouge and Covington, LA; and his sister Betty Heckman of New Orleans.

Walter and his family moved to Santa Rosa in 1951 when the Naval Air Station 
was reopened during the Korean War. Walter retired in 1954, after 20 years in 
the Navy. He began his Navy career on the Battleship Maryland. At the beginning 
of WWII he was stationed in Alaska when the Japanese invaded the nearby 
Aleutian Islands. He served on several ships in the Pacific and participated in 
three invasions including the Aleutian Islands, and the horrific battle of 
Okinawa. After his retirement from the Navy he owned and operated several 
barber shops in Healdsburg, Santa Rosa and Geyserville. He was a member of the 
Masonic and IOOF lodges in Healdsburg.

At his request there will be no services. The U.S. Coast Guard will scatter 
part of his ashes at sea so that he can join Esther for eternity - the 
remainder will be buried in the Davis Cemetery in Abita Springs, LA.

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