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Nicholas Davis Obituary

Nicholas L. Davis, 72, of 4300 Bunker Drive, Quincy, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday (May 12, 2014) in Blessing Hospital.

He was born on Sept. 16, 1941, in Quincy, a son of Merle Davis and Dorothy A. Marquardt.

Nick married Carol A. Mast on Aug. 20, 1960, in Quincy. She survives.

Mr. Davis was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. He attended both Culver-Stockton College and Quincy College.

Nick was a lifetime member of the Church of St. Peter. He was a former member of Spring Lake Country Club and he loved to play golf. His greatest enjoyment was time spent with family and friends.

Mr. Davis was the manager of grain procurement for Quincy Soybean Co. for many years.

In addition to his wife, Carol, he is survived by three children, Craig Davis and his wife, Nickie, of Quincy, Angela Heffernan and her husband, Willie, of St. Louis and Vincent Davis and his wife, Nikki, of Quincy; 10 grandchildren, Cooper, Parker and Elizabeth Davis, Brighid, Liam, Declan, and Margaret Heffernan, and Gabriella, Taylor and Joseph Davis.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

SERVICES: 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home and 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Peter. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.

MEMORIALS: Blessing Foundation for Hospice, the Church of St. Peter or Quincy Notre Dame.

ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.

WEBSITE: www.dukerandhaugh.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Herald-Whig from May 14 to May 16, 2014.

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Sally gerding

May 16, 2014

Prayers from Family.

Donna (Genenbacher) Hurley

May 15, 2014

Carol my condolenses go out to you and your family. My prayers and blessings are with you at this time.

May 15, 2014

We were so sorry to hear about Nick's death. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Thinking of him with his smile. Carl and Ruth Milhauser

Sally Gerding

May 15, 2014

Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Dick Stuart

May 14, 2014

Carol, Christine and I remember the good times we had with you and Nick and I enjoyed working at Quincy Soybean with Nick. Want you to know that you are in our prayers and thoughts Rev. Dick and Christine Stuart

Bev Mast

May 14, 2014

Nick was a wonderful family man and brother-in-law. His family and friends were his life and he will be greatly missed.

John and Pauline Maxwell

May 14, 2014

Condolences and our prayers are with you and your family, he was a special friend.

May 14, 2014

Carol and family,
Condolences to you and your family. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Jack & Ann Summers Wingerter

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