Dennis Dale Davis

Dennis Dale Davis

Dennis Dale Davis, 54, of Highland Springs, Virginia, formerly of Orange, Virginia, died suddenly on Friday, September 3, 2010, in Richmond, Virginia.

A brother, David Hamilton Davis, who Dennis was devoted to helping, preceded Dennis in death a short eight months ago. Dennis was a constant family member at David's bedside during David's final months and days. His father, Thomas J. Davis of Orange, Virginia, also preceded Dennis in death.

Dennis was born on November 2, 1955, in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Eunice Ruth Lohr and the late Thomas J. Davis of Orange, Virginia.

Dennis is survived by his mother, Eunice Ruth Lohr of Orange, Virginia; the mother of his children and partner, Tina Brown of Highland Springs, Virginia; and the "lights" of Dennis's life, his two sons, Christopher D. Davis and Thomas W. Davis of Highland Springs, Virginia. Dennis is also survived by his sister, Diane Strong and her husband, Jimmy Strong, of Barboursville, Virginia; and his brothers, Thomas W. Davis and his partner, Lou Cherry, of Suffolk, Virginia, and Phillip C. Davis of Gore, Virginia.

Other surviving relatives are his nieces, Susan Strong and her husband, Noah Leiden and their son, Evan, of Purcellville, Virginia, and Karen Strong and her husband, Ramil Ibanez and their sons, Joshua and Jonah of King William, Virginia; his uncles, Billie Davis of Orange, Virginia, Earl Davis of Ruckersville, Virginia, Shirley Davis of Stanardsville, Virginia, and Herbert Davis of Baltimore, Maryland; and his aunts, Mary Shifflett and Marjorie Foster of Madison, Virginia. Many cousins who cared about him also survive along with his four-legged best friend, Bandit.

A memorial funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, September 10, 2010, at the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with interment to be held at the Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Radiant, Virginia. Carolyn Nicholson will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 10 until 11 a.m. Friday, September 10, 2010, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Orange County Rescue, Squad, P.O. Box 446, Orange, VA 22960, which Dennis was an inactive lifetime member.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.