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Edgar Davis Obituary
December 15, 1935 - September 17, 1968
Goldsboro
The remains of Colonel Edgar Felton Davis, born Dec. 15, 1935, have been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency December 2017. Felton, an Air Force navigator with the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, was shot down Sept. 17, 1968 when flying a reconnaissance mission over the Savannakhet Province, Laos and was then reported as missing-in-action.
Felton was born and raised in Goldsboro, NC to John and Eugenia (Sutton) Davis. He was a
1953 graduate of Brogden High School and 1958 graduate of NC State University. He accepted a commission into the Air Force upon graduation and married Martha Sue Hightshoe. Together they embraced the military life and began their family. Felton and Sue were also active in the Methodist Church.
Surviving are three children: Martha Morton of Oxford NC; Edgar (Debbie) Davis of Beavercreek, Ohio and Alan (Regina) Davis of Ashburn, Virginia. Additionally Felton is survived by his siblings; Earl Davis of Myrtle Beach, SC, Virginia Royall of Pinetops, NC and Gene (Linda) Davis of Goldsboro. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Alice Willard of Winston-Salem, NC. Proudly he is also survived by six grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren as well as a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Providence United Methodist Church in Goldsboro, NC on Friday, April 6 at 12 noon with Rev. Jim Huskins officiating. Burial will follow with full military honors performed by the 4th Honor Guard-Seymour-Johnson AFB at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery at 2pm. There he and Sue will be laid to rest together. Arrangements are being facilitated by Seymour Funeral Home in Goldsboro, NC.
The family wants to express their gratitude to the members of Stony Beach and others who were instrumental in Felton being brought home. The family also asks that in lieu of flowers consider a donation to the charity of their choice.
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Wanda New
April 5, 2018
Sorry for your loss for your family
Ken Bobbitt
April 5, 2018
If my memory serves me correctly ; I wore a Col. Edgar Davis wrist ban in elementary school growing up in Winston Salem. The wrist ban was silver in color . Welcome home brave man. Hopefully your faith has found you in the Kingdom of Glory with the King of Kings Jesus. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. May God bless your family and may we all be reunited in the sweet by and by.
Mike Moore
April 5, 2018
Sir, may I call you Ed? Your heroic return today will fill the void many of us have felt for so long. You are receiving an official welcome home by family, friends, your hometown and fellow Vietnam Veterans. Many will witness a fly-over by fighter jets in your honor. Please know how much this will mean for so many. The tears will flow as if your tragedy just happened. We bottle it up, hold it in just until an event like this allows us to let it go. Ed, my brother in arms, rest in peace here at home. We'll see each other on the other side. God bless you.
April 1, 2018
Thank you for your service.
Raleigh NC
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