Obit of Davis, Ray L. (d120) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 17 Mar 2004 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Davis, Robinson, Selby, Hall, Helms Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5671 Ray L. Davis, 86 of Pampa, Texas died Sunday, February 22, 2004 in Pampa. Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2004, in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Albert Maggard, pastor of First Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiating. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at Silent Home Cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Davis was born on November 17, 1917, at Arden, Missouri to Austin and Maude Davis. He was reared in Durham, Oklahoma and spent most of his life in California. He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator. In June of 1979, he moved to Pampa and worked for B&B Solvent for six years. He married Joyce Robinson on December 2, 1973 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ray loved spending time on his farm in Oklahoma. He was an avid rodeo fan and loved animals, especially horses. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the Philippines. "He was a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin, but his passing should remind us we might need his likes again." He was preceeded in death by his mother, Maude Davis, in 1968, and his father Austin Davis in 1993. Survivors includxe his wife, Joyce Davis, of the home; a sister, Norma Gene Selby and husband Nelson, of Clinton, Oklahoma; two nephews, Jackie Selby and wife Carolyn of Pampa and Roy Selby and wife Bonnie of Borger; two nieces, Reta Hall and husband, Eugene, of Clinton, Oklahoma and Reba Kay Helms and husband Steve of North Carolina; numerous great nephews and nieces, great-great nephews and nieces and many wonderful friends. The family wished to thank all of the staff at Pampa Nursing Center for their excellent care and compassion. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 18-Mar-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html