The Shadow
OAK HILL, W.Va. – James Lewis Davis, 65, of Oak Hill, W.Va., died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, W.Va.
Born Feb. 25, 1945, at Sanger, W.Va., he was the son of the late John Toney Davis and Edna Marie Sutphin Davis.
Jim was a 1962 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and he graduated from Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in June 1976 with a certificate in business supervision.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country from July 27, 1962, through June 23, 1966. He was stationed on the USS Mountrail (ABA) in Norfolk and attained the rank of E45. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Covington.
Jim Davis was hired by MeadWestvaco in 1966 as a laborer and worked his way to power shift engineer. He retired after 39 years on April 1, 2005.
An avid golfer, Jim held memberships at The Homestead and Allegheny Country Club and was currently a member of the White Oak Country Club in Oak Hill.
Three brothers, John Dale Davis, Jack Davis and Jefferson L. Davis preceded him in death.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Emma Lopinsky Davis; son, James L. Davis III and wife, Traci, of Midlothian; daughter, Alisa Hayslett and husband, Brian, of Covington; stepdaughter, Shelley Higgins and husband, Alex, of Powhatan; two brothers, Jerry Wayne Davis of Houston, Texas and Joel Davis of Summerlee,W.Va and five grandchildren, Makenzi and Will Davis, Drew Hayslett, and Kayla and Bryce Higgins.
Services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill with the Rev. Paul Yuenger officiating. Interment will be at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill.
Ray Fleming, Ed Srednicki, Jason Lopinsky, Gunny Price, Paul Lopinsky and Jeff Lee Davis will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations of sympathy be made to the charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
