Harmon Co. OK Obit for Douglas Wayne Davis 
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Transcribed from the Altus Times http://www.altustimes.com/
For the Harmon County, OK. archives project:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/harmon/harmonobits.html 
6/30/2002 by Bill Cook, billcook44@aol.com
for the Harmon Co. Okla. Archives.
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MAY 5, 2002: 

Davis 

Douglas Wayne Davis died Thursday in Altus. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. 
Monday at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Moore officiating. Interment 
will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims 
Funeral Home. 

He was born Aug. 28, 1923 at Hollis to W.E. and Leora (Robinson) Davis. 

He graduated from Altus High School in 1944. He married Venita Lane, June 4, 
1944 in Eldorado. 

He was a long time resident of Altus and Jackson County having resided here 
since 1933. 

He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a 32nd Degree Mason. 

He began his career in the automotive industry in 1943 with O.L. Phipps and Son. 
He was associated with Altus Motor Ford which became McPherson Ford and later 
the Wilmes Ford Auto Mall. He retired in 2000. 

Survivors include his wife Venita Davis of Altus; son Doug Davis of Altus; 
brother James H. Davis of Tucson, Ariz; and sister Bette Churchwell of Blair. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John Wesley Davis. The 
family will greet friends from 3 p.m. until 5 p. Sunday at Lowell-Tims Funeral 
Home. Memorials in honor of Wayne Davis may be made to Hospice or the American 
Cancer Foundation.