Posted: 3:49 PM - Sep 01, 2008
From The Northern Virginia Daily dated Saturday 16 August 2008.
Samuel Lester Davis Sr., 84, of Stephens City died Thursday at Lynn Care Center in Front Royal.
The funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal by Pastor Larry Andrews. Burial, with military honors by Strasburg American Legion Post 77, will be in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
Mr. Davis was born Dec. 9, 1923, in Strasburg, son of the late Samuel Washington and Zona Alice Entsminger Davis. He was an Army veteran and retired from Ford Motor Co. in Upsilanti, Mich., after 28 years. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Front Royal, Strasburg American Legion and the National Rifle Association. He was the husband of the late Peggy Louise Clatterbuck Davis.
Surviving are a son, Samuel Lester Davis Jr. of Stephens City; a stepson, Steven Long of Front Royal; two brothers, Alby Davis of Michigan and Charles Davis of Idaho; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be Charles Clatterbuck, Guy Clatterbuck Jr., Matthew Clatterbuck, Timothy Clatterbuck, Ronnie Andrews and Samuel Long.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clifton Wilson, Jason Haynes, John Andrews, Pete Kennedy and Brian Rogers.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2654 Valley Ave., Suite B, Winchester 22601; or Faith Baptist Church, 15 Faith Way, Front Royal 22630.
Samuel Davis Sr.
Samuel Lester Davis Sr., 84, of Stephens City died Thursday at Lynn Care Center in Front Royal.
The funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal by Pastor Larry Andrews. Burial, with military honors by Strasburg American Legion Post 77, will be in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
Mr. Davis was born Dec. 9, 1923, in Strasburg, son of the late Samuel Washington and Zona Alice Entsminger Davis. He was an Army veteran and retired from Ford Motor Co. in Upsilanti, Mich., after 28 years. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Front Royal, Strasburg American Legion and the National Rifle Association. He was the husband of the late Peggy Louise Clatterbuck Davis.
Surviving are a son, Samuel Lester Davis Jr. of Stephens City; a stepson, Steven Long of Front Royal; two brothers, Alby Davis of Michigan and Charles Davis of Idaho; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be Charles Clatterbuck, Guy Clatterbuck Jr., Matthew Clatterbuck, Timothy Clatterbuck, Ronnie Andrews and Samuel Long.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clifton Wilson, Jason Haynes, John Andrews, Pete Kennedy and Brian Rogers.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2654 Valley Ave., Suite B, Winchester 22601; or Faith Baptist Church, 15 Faith Way, Front Royal 22630.