LEO ARTHUR DAVIS

LEO ARTHUR DAVIS JAN 8, 1928 - OCT 2, 2010 Leo was 82 years and 9 months old when he passed away. He was born, raised and graduated from high school in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. After graduation he entered the Marine Corps and was discharged as a Corporal. He was stationed at Camp Pendleton. he returned to Iowa where he worked for Caterpillar Company as a heavy duty mechanic. He met his wife Betty Johnson in Sioux City, Iowa. He worked on the Oahe Dam at Fort Pierre, Fort Randall Damn at Pickstown, South Dakota, Gavins Point Dam in North Dakota, on the Saint Lawrence Seaway at Massena, New York, on a dam in Minnesota. He was a master mechanic on Johnston Island where they made the Island twice the size for Navy jets to land, on the World Dam at Pakistan, worked for Kennacut Copper Mine in Utah. After moving to California, he worked on the Hetch-Hetchy Dam, New Melones Dam, Oroville Dam, the Delta Mendota and he worked in Clovis. He was a 57 year member of Loyal Order of Moose in Turlock and a life member and benefactor of the NRA. After retiring from construction as a heavy duty mechanic he purchased a semi truck and was a self-employed hauler for OK Trucking. He is survived by his wife Betty of 61 years; daughter Deborah Rivera from Newman, CA; grandchildren, Donald Lewis and Vicki Lemus of Oregon, Heather Parker and Boyd Selby of Oklahoma; great grandchildren, Ariche and Chante Parker of Oklahoma, twins, Sebastian and Maya Lemus of Oregon, Zane and Kayla Whilhite of Oregon; siblings John Davis of Iowa, Henry Davis of New Hampshire and Velma Ray of Iowa. He is preceded in death by his son Douglas Wayne Davis of Newman, CA; parents, Carl and Mary Davis of Iowa; brothers, Bill Davis of CA, Harley and Obie Davis of Iowa, Remmie and Ezra Davis of Connecticut; sister Rozella Hipsley of Iowa. No services. Any remembrances may be donated in his name to the NRA or Hospice House in Hughson, CA. www.modbee.com/obituaries