Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Melvin Stevenson October 4, 1995 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com June 1, 2013, 8:01 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, October 7, 1995 Melvin Stevenson Davis, 73, of the 1300 block of Hanson Ave., died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1995, in his residence. Mr. Davis, a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, was a native of Norfolk. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Arizona Higgs Davis. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and the Men's Club of the church. He was very active during the Model City program as a volunteer commissioner for the City of Norfolk. Mr. Davis was an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Alice M. Davis of Norfolk; two sons, Dwight S. Davis of Norfolk, and Mallory D. Davis of Rhode Island; three sisters, Shirley McGlone, Arizona Johnson, and Hazel Johnson, all of Chesapeake; brother, John ``Tony'' Davis of New York; grandchildren, Steven V. Davis, Michael S. Davis and Justin D. Davis; daughters-in-law, Susanne Davis and Allison M. Davis; sisters-in-law, Nora M. Roach and Beatrice Davis; brother-in-law, William Johnson; four nieces and four nephews. He was predeceased by his daughter, Rhonda Davis. A funeral service will be conducted noon Monday by the Rev. Father Harold J. Cobb in Grace Episcopal Church, 1400 E. Brambleton Ave. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery . Viewing will be Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at Riddick Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. and at others times at 2616 Mapleton Ave. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/d/davis2439gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb