Graham Davis

Graham Powell Davis FRANKTOWN - Graham Powell "Skip" Davis died at his home Nov. 8, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Fleet Gregory Davis; a daughter, Holland Davis Braden of Richmond; a son, Hugh Wheelwright Davis II of Raleigh, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Sarah Ambler Mangold of Kilauea, Hawaii; a stepson, John Jaquelin Ambler III of Virginia Beach; two grandsons, Peter Tucker Braden and Christian Wheelwright Braden and three step-grandchildren, Asher Mangold, Jesse Mangold and Seth Mangold. He was predeceased by his parents, Hugh Wheelwright Davis and Florence Brookes Davis; a sister, Dana Davis Roeser; and two half-brothers, Walpole Davis and Horace Walpole Davis. Born Aug. 23, 1927, Skip graduated from Woodberry Forest School and Virginia Military Institute. He entered investment banking with Scott, Horner & Mason in Lynchburg and then moved to Willis, Kenny & Ayres Inc. in Richmond. A native of Virginia Beach, he returned to the area in the mid- 1950s and went to work for Investment Corporation of Virginia. He soon became president and CEO of Investment Corp., where he remained until the firm was acquired by Scott & Stringfellow Inc. Skip was a member of The Norfolk German Club, an honorary member of The Princess Anne Country Club and a former member of The Virginia Club, Norfolk. A graveside service will be held at noon Saturday, Nov. 22, in Mill Pond Point, Franktown, in the family cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Robert H. Patterson Jr. Scholarship Fund, VMI Foundation, Lexington, VA 24450; Woodberry Forest School Amici Fund, 402 Woodberry Station, Woodberry Forest, VA 22989 or Hospice of the Eastern Shore, P. O. Box 316, Parksley, VA 23421. Arrangements made by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com.