Frank E. Davis

Frank E. Davis

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McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home

314 Fourth Street, Marietta, OH 45750

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13

Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 a.m.

Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

Marietta, OH

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13

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Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery

Marietta, OH

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Frank Davis Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home - Marietta on Mar. 10, 2026.
Frank E. Davis, 74, of Marietta passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born April 29, 1951 in Alameda, California, a son of the late Lester Paul Davis and the late Mildred Lillian Cordano Davis.

Frank was a graduate of Marietta High School in 1970 and had worked at Fenton Art Glass before going to work at Pactiv in Mineral Wells. He loved to repair and fix things. He was a Catholic by Faith and loved God.

On January 1, 1972, he married Karen Strahler who survives with children: Brenda (Clint) Thompson, Michael Davis and Tim Davis; grandchildren, Nate and Landon Thompson, sister, Barbara Kidder and brothers, Guy and Phil Davis and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Friday (March 13) at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption with burial following in Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery. Family will greet friends at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home on Thursday evening from 4:00 until 6:00. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.

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Upcoming Events

Mar

12

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home

314 Fourth Street, Marietta, OH 45750

Send FlowersBook nearby hotels

Mar

13

Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 a.m.

Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

Marietta, OH

Send Flowers

Mar

13

Burial

Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery

Marietta, OH

Send Flowers

Only 20 hours left for delivery to next service.