Douglas Davis Obituary
Douglas Michael Davis was born on May 8, 1935 in Greenville, Mississippi, to Eldridge M. Davis and Dolly Cain Davis. He was the oldest of three children. He passed away on April 24, 2024 in Crozet, Virginia at the age of 88.
Doug served in the United States Air Force as a young man and worked with AT&T in Louisiana, Washington D.C. and Virginia until retiring to Arcadia, Louisiana with his wife Annette Hays Davis. They were married for 52 years, from November 16, 1956 until Annette’s death on June 3rd of 2009.
Doug is preceded in death by his wife, his parents and his sister, Martha Ann Noble.
He is survived and missed by his sister Judy Methvin, his sons Wesley Davis and wife Ellen of Ivy, Virginia and Barry Davis and wife Vicki of Crozet, Virginia, and his daughter Tonia Dodson and husband Randy of Orem, Utah, and by his grandchildren Michael Davis, Sara Davis Bennett, James Davis, Christopher Davis, Ashley Contreras, Brittney Contreras Frost, Jaclyn Dodson Gunter, Jordan Dodson Metcalf, Jesse Dodson and by his 11 great-grandchildren.
To commemorate his life and the memories we cherish, a gathering of his family will be held graveside at the Hurricane Cemetery on Saturday, June 29th at 10:00 a.m.
We welcome all who knew him to join us in remembering the life of a man who was loved deeply and will be missed.
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