J.D. Davis
December 14, 1919 - September 23, 2013
Cumberland, MD - J.D. Davis, 93, of Cumberland, MD, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born December 14, 1919, in Berry, AL, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Foster Davis and Myrtie (Hollingsworth) Davis growing up during the depression years on their family farm, and was the last surviving member of four sisters and one brother.
J.D. worked picking cotton, raising watermelons, to working on the family farm cutting timber. Anything to make ends meet in those difficult times. Later he worked as a prison guard for some time. Then moved north and found employment at Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore MD, during WWII manufacturing airplanes, where he met his wife, Josephine Berg.
After working at Glenn L. Martin, J.D. found employment with Kelly Springfield Tire Co, Cumberland, MD, working as a production worker and moving to Department foreman in the Curing room, tread room and stock preparation at various times, from which he retired to Vero Beach, FL, for 29 years, and moved back to Cumberland four years ago, residing at the Cumberland Arms.
His love for life and family was unconditional. Any man can be a father, it takes someone special to be a dad, and that he was.
J.D. is survived by his wife of 69 years: Josephine; his son: Gerald "Bones" Davis and wife, Beth, Cumberland, MD; his grandsons: Brian and Kevin Davis, Myrtle Beach, SC; and his great grandson: Tyler Davis, Cumberland, MD. He also leaves behind Katie Manzur, Austin, TX; and Lindsey Riggin, Cumberland, MD, daughters of Beth Davis, Cumberland, MD; his special niece: Mary Ann Bleeke, Annapolis, MD; his special friend: Evelyn "Charlie Chapman" Walters; and his extended family of employees at Chic-Fil-A at the Cumberland Country Club Mall, who treated him as family. His ideal day was going to the Mall and having a Chic-Fil-A sandwich.
Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, MD, on Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend Bernadette Ross officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, Post Office Box 11454, Alexandria VA 22312.
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December 14, 1919 - September 23, 2013
Cumberland, MD - J.D. Davis, 93, of Cumberland, MD, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born December 14, 1919, in Berry, AL, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Foster Davis and Myrtie (Hollingsworth) Davis growing up during the depression years on their family farm, and was the last surviving member of four sisters and one brother.
J.D. worked picking cotton, raising watermelons, to working on the family farm cutting timber. Anything to make ends meet in those difficult times. Later he worked as a prison guard for some time. Then moved north and found employment at Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore MD, during WWII manufacturing airplanes, where he met his wife, Josephine Berg.
After working at Glenn L. Martin, J.D. found employment with Kelly Springfield Tire Co, Cumberland, MD, working as a production worker and moving to Department foreman in the Curing room, tread room and stock preparation at various times, from which he retired to Vero Beach, FL, for 29 years, and moved back to Cumberland four years ago, residing at the Cumberland Arms.
His love for life and family was unconditional. Any man can be a father, it takes someone special to be a dad, and that he was.
J.D. is survived by his wife of 69 years: Josephine; his son: Gerald "Bones" Davis and wife, Beth, Cumberland, MD; his grandsons: Brian and Kevin Davis, Myrtle Beach, SC; and his great grandson: Tyler Davis, Cumberland, MD. He also leaves behind Katie Manzur, Austin, TX; and Lindsey Riggin, Cumberland, MD, daughters of Beth Davis, Cumberland, MD; his special niece: Mary Ann Bleeke, Annapolis, MD; his special friend: Evelyn "Charlie Chapman" Walters; and his extended family of employees at Chic-Fil-A at the Cumberland Country Club Mall, who treated him as family. His ideal day was going to the Mall and having a Chic-Fil-A sandwich.
Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, MD, on Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend Bernadette Ross officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, Post Office Box 11454, Alexandria VA 22312.
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From the Adams Funeral Home Site
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J.D. Davis
December 14, 1919 - September 23, 2013
Cumberland, MD - J.D. Davis, 93, of Cumberland, MD, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born December 14, 1919, in Berry, AL, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Foster Davis and Myrtie (Hollingsworth) Davis growing up during the depression years on their family farm, and was the last surviving member of four sisters and one brother.
J.D. worked picking cotton, raising watermelons, to working on the family farm cutting timber. Anything to make ends meet in those difficult times. Later he worked as a prison guard for some time. Then moved north and found employment at Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore MD, during WWII manufacturing airplanes, where he met his wife, Josephine Berg.
After working at Glenn L. Martin, J.D. found employment with Kelly Springfield Tire Co, Cumberland, MD, working as a production worker and moving to Department foreman in the Curing room, tread room and stock preparation at various times, from which he retired to Vero Beach, FL, for 29 years, and moved back to Cumberland four years ago, residing at the Cumberland Arms.
His love for life and family was unconditional. Any man can be a father, it takes someone special to be a dad, and that he was.
J.D. is survived by his wife of 69 years: Josephine; his son: Gerald "Bones" Davis and wife, Beth, Cumberland, MD; his grandsons: Brian and Kevin Davis, Myrtle Beach, SC; and his great grandson: Tyler Davis, Cumberland, MD. He also leaves behind Katie Manzur, Austin, TX; and Lindsey Riggin, Cumberland, MD, daughters of Beth Davis, Cumberland, MD; his special niece: Mary Ann Bleeke, Annapolis, MD; his special friend: Evelyn "Charlie Chapman" Walters; and his extended family of employees at Chic-Fil-A at the Cumberland Country Club Mall, who treated him as family. His ideal day was going to the Mall and having a Chic-Fil-A sandwich.
Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, MD, on Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend Bernadette Ross officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, Post Office Box 11454, Alexandria VA 22312.
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From the Adams Funeral Home Site
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December 14, 1919 - September 23, 2013
Cumberland, MD - J.D. Davis, 93, of Cumberland, MD, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born December 14, 1919, in Berry, AL, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Foster Davis and Myrtie (Hollingsworth) Davis growing up during the depression years on their family farm, and was the last surviving member of four sisters and one brother.
J.D. worked picking cotton, raising watermelons, to working on the family farm cutting timber. Anything to make ends meet in those difficult times. Later he worked as a prison guard for some time. Then moved north and found employment at Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore MD, during WWII manufacturing airplanes, where he met his wife, Josephine Berg.
After working at Glenn L. Martin, J.D. found employment with Kelly Springfield Tire Co, Cumberland, MD, working as a production worker and moving to Department foreman in the Curing room, tread room and stock preparation at various times, from which he retired to Vero Beach, FL, for 29 years, and moved back to Cumberland four years ago, residing at the Cumberland Arms.
His love for life and family was unconditional. Any man can be a father, it takes someone special to be a dad, and that he was.
J.D. is survived by his wife of 69 years: Josephine; his son: Gerald "Bones" Davis and wife, Beth, Cumberland, MD; his grandsons: Brian and Kevin Davis, Myrtle Beach, SC; and his great grandson: Tyler Davis, Cumberland, MD. He also leaves behind Katie Manzur, Austin, TX; and Lindsey Riggin, Cumberland, MD, daughters of Beth Davis, Cumberland, MD; his special niece: Mary Ann Bleeke, Annapolis, MD; his special friend: Evelyn "Charlie Chapman" Walters; and his extended family of employees at Chic-Fil-A at the Cumberland Country Club Mall, who treated him as family. His ideal day was going to the Mall and having a Chic-Fil-A sandwich.
Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, MD, on Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend Bernadette Ross officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, Post Office Box 11454, Alexandria VA 22312.
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