William Terrell Davis' Obituary
Born July 24, 1918 in Winters, Texas. Parents, Grover C. and Ida Maude Renic Davis. William attended Texas Wesleyan College on an athletic scholarship. While there elected to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. He was a four year letterman in football. He did graduate studies at the University of Colorado. He served 6 years of military in WWII, first in the 124th Calvary and later with the Air Corps. Discharged with the rank of Captain, followed by a career in the insurance industry. Retired from the Hanover Insurance Company in 1979 and that same year was named president of American Far East, an import company. Married to Carolyn Stidham of Lexington Kentucky in 1948. She preceded him in death in 2001. In 2004 he married Freda Wall. He was a director of the Insurance Club of Dallas and long time member of the Dallas Athletic Club. Bill was baptized into Christ November 2005 and was a faithful member of the White Rock Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Freda; son, William Evans of Flower Mound; sister-in-law, Maurine Davis of Winters, TX; niece, Cynthia Stone of Irving, TX; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial viewing will be at Restland on Wednesday, 05/30/2012 from 7:00-9:00 P.M. Private interment will be on 05/31/2012, Thursday.
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