Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Mr. Davis

Robert "Bobby" Donald Davis, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, peacefully at home.

He was born Dec. 10, 1932, in Hillsboro, to the late Charles F. Davis and Maude Calvert Davis.

He was the husband of Gloria Rice Davis of Poplar Plains, whom he married Feb. 18, 1961.

He was a farmer and heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Poplar Plains Kentucky Christian Church.

He is survived by four daughters, Maudie Marie (Mitch) Christie of New Mexico, Ruby (Jerry) Cooper of Dover, Carla Manning of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Cynthia (Greg) Blanton of Flemingsburg; his sons, Darrell Davis of Ashland, Dale Davis of Bald Hill, and Dwayne (Brenda) Davis of Flemingsburg; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Manning and Anna Lee Doyle of Flemingsburg.

He was preceded in death by a son, Don Robert Davis; a grandson, Trey Keith Davis; nine brothers; and three sisters.

Services 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at Poplar Plains Kentucky Christian Church. Rev. James Humphries and Rev. George Sloan will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Goddard Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., today at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home, Flemingsburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice of Hope of Maysville and Cancer Care Club, Flemingsburg.

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