William Spence "Bill" Davis, Jr.^[1]

Abt 1921 - 2008  (~ 87 years)

• Name	William Spence "Bill" Davis
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	Abt 1921	Sweetwater, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Oct 2008	Hixson, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	11 Oct 2008	Hamilton Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I184010	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Spence Davis,   d. Bef 8 Oct 2008
  Mother	Leola Hitch,   d. Bef 8 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F92471	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Phyllis Evelyn Froneberger,   b. Abt 1922,   d. 27 Jun 2005  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1942
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Ann Davis   2. Barbara Davis + 3. Brenda Davis   4. William Spence Davis, II
  Family ID	F69658	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 29 Jun 2005. Phyllis Evelyn Froneberger Davis obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 10 Oct 2008. William (Bill) Spence Davis, Jr., 87, of Hixson, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at his home. He was born in Sweetwater, but moved to Maryville during his childhood. He served in the Navy as a Ship Fitter Second Class Construction Battalion from 1943-1945. He was stationed in Saipan during WWII. After moving to Chattanooga in 1961, Bill and his wife, Phyllis, owned and operated Chickamauga Marina. They retired in 1992. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Phyllis Evelyn Davis; parents, William Spence Davis, Sr. (Maryville) and Leola Hitch (Orlando, Fla.); sister, Marilee Davis Shubert (Nashville); step-mother, Mary Sue Davis (Maryville); granddaughter, Rachel Cemel, and a great grandson, Chandler Pursley. Survivors include his son, William Spence Davis, III of Chattanooga; daughters, Margaret Ann Pursley (Buford) of Ringgold, Ga., Barbara Brewer (Don) of Chattanooga, and Brenda Cemel (Albert) of Hixson; sister, Suzanne (Ernest) of Maryville; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at Hamilton Memorial Gardens, with Dr. Jim Hensley officiating. Interment will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends for visitation from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at the North Chapel. Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Hwy. 153, Hixson, TN 37343.