Eddy Co. NM - OBIT: ROY DEAN "FISTY" DAVIS Submitted By: patti pennington ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 6, 2000 DAVIS Funeral services will be held on February 7 at West Funeral Home Chapel, for Roy Dean "Fisty" Davis, 64, of Carlsbad. He died February 3 at his home. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born October 5, 1935, to Clifford R. and Hazel Yarbro Davis, in Barstow, TX. His family moved to Carlsbad when he was very young and it was here that he was raised and educated. In 1958, he began his own business, Davis Tire Store in El Paso, TX, which he owned and operated for 36 years. Upon retirement in 1992, he moved back to Carlsbad. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheri Davis, and a brother, George R. "Bob" Davis. Survivors include sons, Wesley Davis of Carlsbad, Yancey Davis of Hobbs, NM, and Roy Davis of Burney, Calif.; a daughter, Charla Paternoster of Austin, TX; brothers, Ed Davis of Carlsbad and Jim Davis of El Paso; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grand- children. (Photo shown of Davis)