PROCTOR DAVIS
1883-1958
     
Proctor Davis Of Tutor Key Dies Saturday
  
Proctor Davis, 74, veteran of the Spanish American War and
resident of Tutor Key, died in a local hospital Saturday afternoon
following an illness of several years.
  
A retired miner and a member of the U.M.W.A., he was born in
Johnson County July 25, 1883, and had lived at Tutor Key most of
his life.  He had been a member of the United Baptist Church for
the past fifty years.
  
Surviving are his widow, Ora Hess Davis; six sons, William and
James Davis, both of this city; Herbert Davis, Albuquerque, N. M.;
Howard Davis, Marysville, Washington; Roman Davis, Russell; Willis
Davis, Oil Springs; seven daughters, Mrs. Russell Meade and Mrs.
Robert Blevins, both of this city; Mrs. Maurice Williams,
Louisville, Mrs. Harold Dixon, Gainesville, Ga.; Mrs. Fredrick
Roberts, Louisville, Mrs. James C. Reed and Miss Mary Sue Davis,
both of Tutor Key.
  
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 from the
Tutor Key United Baptist Church with Cullie Sparks and L.T.
Preston as officiating ministers.
  
Burial was in the family cemetery.
  
Paintsville Herald
Wednesday
May 21, 1958

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