Pershing Davis

Foch Davis of Lindsay, Oklahoma departed this life on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at his home at the age of 93. Foch was born on October 24, 1918 in Temple, Oklahoma to David Isaac Davis and Maude Mae (McKee) Davis. He married Clara Duncan on November 18, 1939 at the First Baptist Church in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Foch graduated from Hughes High School. He served his country as a member of the U.S. Army from December 1942 until January 1946, following George Patton and his army across Europe. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge. He was discharged as a Staff Sergeant and had served as an automotive mechanic and rifle sharpshooter. Foch earned two good conduct medals while in the service and was a member of what Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation". Foch considered himself an "Old Timer" of Lindsay, having lived here for 76 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lindsay since 1951. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, the Masonic Lodge and the Quarterback Club. He served on the Lindsay School Board for seventeen years and also served on the Hospitality Committee for Lindsay. Foch worked as a bus driver at Hughes while attending high school. He was employed at Miller Motors for twenty-eight years and worked as Transportation Director for Lindsay Schools for sixteen years. Foch was an avid football and basketball fan. In the later years, he liked watching golf. He also loved camping and fishing, and on his camping trips, he met and made friends with people from Colorado to Texas. He was a real people person. Foch drove the # 1 Leopard bus for basketball and football for sixteen years. He enjoyed watching his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren play sports, and he was voted the # 1 Leopard Fan in 1997. Foch also enjoyed meeting each morning with the "Coffee Shop Gang" for many years. Nearly all of the friends he has left behind have a "Foch" story they can tell. Mr. Davis is survived by two daughters; Diane Estes and husband H.O. of Lindsay, Oklahoma and Kim Woods and husband Wayne of Duncan, Oklahoma, one son, Kent Davis and wife Lynn of Dennison, Texas, three sisters: Maude Wilson of Walters, Oklahoma, Lillian Williams of Lindsay, Oklahoma and Ila Hayes of Shawnee, Oklahoma and one brother, Sonny Davis of Odessa, Texas. Foch also leaves behind his grandchildren: Renae Osborne and husband Donnie, Jacque Brown and husband Kenneth, Aubrey Murray and husband Eric, Misty Duke and husband Eric, Sunny Davis and Alison Davis and his great-grandchildren: Megan Osborne, Mitchell Osborne, Hartley Duke, Karstyn Murray, Keyli Murray, Kortlyn Murray and Harper Duke. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Davis, on May 29, 2006 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Also preceding Foch in death were his parents, one great-grandson, Kade Murray and nine siblings. Funeral services for Mr. Davis are set for two o?clock p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the First Baptist Church, located at 401 S.W. 4th Street in Lindsay, Oklahoma with Pastor Randy Allen officiating and Bro. Gene Sanders assisting. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Lindsay First Baptist Church Building Fund. Services are under the direction of B.G. Boydston Funeral Home of Lindsay, Oklahoma. Condolences for the family may be made online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Pershing Davis

October 24, 1918 - April 28, 2012

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