Obit Cherokee Co. Archives for:
James "Jim" Preston Davis
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Submitted by: Kay Hubbard Thompson
Email: katiewho@intellex.com 
Date: 4/25/2002
to the Cherokee Co., OK Archives site
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cherokee/cherokee.html
Bill Cook, Cherokee Co. Archivist, wcook14024@aol.com
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TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS
TAHLEQUAH, OK
APRIL 14, 2002

JIM DAVIS
     Bunch--Funeral services for James "Jim" Preston Davis, 89 of Bunch, will be 
held at 2 p.m. at the Reed-Culver Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Duvall 
officiating and Rev. Thomas Still giving the eulogy.  Burial will follow at the 
Barber Cemetery under the direction of the Reed-Culver Funeral Home.
     Pallbearers include Jeff Davis, Michael Davis, David Looney, Charley 
Buckhorn, Bryah Chuculate and Kevin Davis.  Honorary pallbearers include Wayne 
Davis, Junior Bush, Johnny Stayhome and Melvin Pack.
     Jim Davis was born Dec. 21, 1912, in Cherokee County, the son of George 
Alexander and Melvina (Hammons) Davis and he passed form this life on Thursday, 
April 18, 2002 in Tahlequah.
     Jim grew up in Cherokee County and lived his entire life around Bunch.
     He was married to Ruby Chuculate Dec. 17, 1941.  He was a farmer, rancher 
and loved fishing and hunting.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, son Doyle James Davis, sisters 
Mary Pack and Stella Pack and brothers Robert Davis and George Davis.
     He is survived by his wife Ruby, of the home; four daughters and their 
husbands, Dollie and Herschel Looney of Vian, Sue and Leon Buckhorn of Briggs, 
Bonnie and Harold Davis of Stilwell and Wanda and Charley Ridge of Welling; 
seven sons and their wives, Harley and Margie Davis of Welling, Virgil Chuculate 
of Dallas , Texas, Raymond and Letha Davis of Cookson, James and Tammy Davis of 
Barber, and Richard Davis of the home; foster son Ted Heath and wife Leslie of 
Bunch; brothers Archie Davis of Nowata, and Louie and Daisey Davis of Welling; 
sisters Beulah Pack of Hungry Mountain and Becky Shepard of Etta Bend.
     He also leaves behind 38 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and three 
great-great-grandchildren, and a very special friend Rose Murphy, along with 
many other relatives, loved ones and friends.