John W Davis Sr's Obituary
John W. Davis Sr. ,74, of Decatur passed away on August 28,2023 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
John was born on December 8, 1948, in Decatur, Il to Jack and Mary Davis. Both of which preceded him in death. He married Judy Wheeler on December 14, 1970. He worked at Mueller's for almost 40 years. John served in the Marine Corp and proudly served in the Vietnam War. He loved fishing but he loved his family most of all and spent many hours just being a family man.
John is survived by his loving wife Judy Davis; son, John W. Davis Jr.; daughters, Marcia (Randy) Phipps and Lori (Leland) Lockhart Jr.; sister Mary Pate; grandchildren, Randy Phipps Jr., Haley (Keagan) Emerson, Christina Phipps, Todd Phipps, Christina Lockhart, Harley (Dylan) Waldrop, Dustin Lockhart and Selena Lockhart; great- grandchildren, Emmalyn, Everleigh, Jaxton and Christian as well as numerous extended family and friends.
A visitation will be held for John on September 1, 2023, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral home with a graveside service to follow at Fairlawn Cemetery.
Condolences may be left to the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com
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