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Bill Davis Obituary
Bill M Davis, age 81, longtime resident of Plainview, passed away peacefully at Journey Care in Barrington, Ill., on Friday, May 6, 2022.
Bill proudly served as a Flight Engineer on C-130 airplanes as Master Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps for 30 years. He traveled all over the world; he was stationed in Alaska as well as Okinawa, Japan.
At the time of his retirement, he was stationed at MCAS El Toro in Irvine, Calif., with squadron VMGR 325. Bill enjoyed the outdoors and he spent many adventures in the Nevada dessert on metal detecting expeditions, building model airplanes (and crashing them too).
Some of his pastimes included working under the hood of a car or fixing anything that was broken, lending a hand in some of the Plainview town restorations. Bill was also an avid Ford Mustang lover. He enjoyed doing research for his family tree and sharing the information at the Davis Family Reunions.
Bill is survived by a step-daughter and Caregiver, Michelle "Missy" Russo; and granddaughter, Jenna Russo; Bill is also survived by a son, Greg "Buddy" Davis and daughter-in-law Cindy Davis; as well as grandsons, Benjamin and Nicholas; brother, James (Myra) Davis; niece, Sheryl (Tom) Atoigue; and children, Jessica Kountz (Connor, Sterling and Cooper) and Josh Kountz; nephew, John (Mona) Davis; niece, Shelley Boyer (children, Tiffany (Glen, Max and Ava) Jones, Nathan (Stacy) Schoenle; nephew, Ron Dalton; and many loving cousins (Davis Family), as well as a dear friend to Robert (Kaye) Merywether.
Bill is preceded in death by beloved wife, Rosemary; sister, Peggy Dalton; brother-in-law, Jerry Dalton; parents, Robert Benson Davis and Lilly Mae Davis; many aunts and uncles; and dogs, Jake, Samantha and Alex.
Memorial service to be held in July, please check with the family for confirmation.
In honor of Bill, we ask that you donate to Wounded Warriors project and be sure to check the box that the donation is made in his honor. https://support.wounded warriorproject.org/ or to support your local VFW in his name.
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Danny Joe Thornton
May 28, 2022
We lived. Nextdoor to one another! Talked Marine Corps.Spent many a hour together! Rest in Peace my friend for you will be missed by many! Semper Fi my brother
John B Davis
May 20, 2022
I'll always be greatful for the gun safety Uncle Bill taught me when I was young, and letting me shoot his pistol was a thrill for a kid like me. Thank you Uncle Bill, rest in peace.
Ronda & Joe Martinez
May 20, 2022
Our deepest condolences to the family. Keeping you all in prayer
Marty Hawkins
May 20, 2022
There is so much I can say for Mr Bill. I was in mail carrier in Plainview and I also like to think I was his friend. He was good to me and my family. He was a wonderful man. He and I loved talking about Mustangs together and his truck! He will be missed by so many.
Sending thoughts and prayers to his family, loved ones, and friends.
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