GENE DAVIS

February 15, 2017

LAMAR-Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, at St. Mary's Catholic Church for Gene Ray Davis, 77, Lamar, who died unexpectedly in his sleep, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. A private family burial will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery.

A prayer service will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, at Daniel Funeral Home, followed by the family receiving friends.

Contributions are suggested to St. Mary's Catholic Church, M.D. Anderson Hospital in memory of Randy Joseph Davis or the Dan and Linda Willis PSU Scholarship Fund, all in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include his wife, Theresa, Lamar; his grandsons, Wyatt Hunter and Morgan Joseph Davis, Lamar; a sister, Bonnie Braker, Lamar and two brothers, Gary Davis and wife Joy, Lamar and Sam Davis and wife Barbara, Alvarado, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his only child, Randy Joseph Davis; his parents, Clint LeRoy Davis and Thelma (Trout) Davis; a sister, Betty Lauck Landes; three brothers, Gerald Davis, Boy Lee Davis and Bill Lauck and a brother-in-law, Leonard Braker.

Mr. Davis was born Oct. 9, 1939, in Lamar, to Clint LeRoy and Thelma Blanche (Trout) Davis. He graduated Jasper High School in 1957, moving from Mindenmines during his senior year. On October 14, 1961, he married Theresa Marie Cronister in Pittsburg, Kan., and together they reared their only child, Randy J. Davis.

Mr. Davis managed the Safeway store in Monett for several years. He was an agent for Prudential Insurance Company for 14 years. He and his wife owned and operated the Davis Insurance Agency in Lamar for 20 years, before retiring in 2002. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, as well as the Metro Club and the Elks Club. He enjoyed collecting and selling vintage toy tractors and trains. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Lamar Tiger football games. His grandsons, Wyatt and Morgan, were the joy of his life.



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