Joseph Edward DAVIS, Sr.

1916 - 2003  (86 years)

• Name	Joseph Edward DAVIS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	17 Dec 1916	Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Education	he attended Summerton schools and graduated from the Citadel in 1938 with a degree in Physics; he was a 1940 graduate of Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering and of New York University in 1941 with a degree in Meteorology  [1]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina  [2, 5]
  MILI	He entered the US Army Air Corp in 1941 as a 2nd Lieutenant and received Weather Service training in 1941 at Gunter Field, Alabama. He attended flight school in 1942 at Orangeburg, Shaw, and Spence Fields. He then served as a pilot and weather officer during WWII (1943-1945) in the Aleutian Islands. He completed Air Corp Engineering School at Wright Field, OH in 1946. He left active duty in 1947 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and served in the US Air Force Reserve from 1947 to 1976, retiring at the rank of Colonel.  [1]
  Occupation	he established Osteen-Davis Office Supply and Printing in 1947 and operated the business until selling it in 1985  [1]
  Religion	a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, where he once served as a member of the vestry  [1]
  _UID	47E0A22E92CF4705BCEE5328E880E36E82E2
  Death	24 May 2003	Covenant Place, Sumter, South Carolina
  Burial	27 May 2003	Summerton Evergreen Cemetery, Summerton, South Carolina   [1]
  	Bullock Funeral Home
  Person ID	I146359	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	18 May 2006

  
  

  Father	Harry Edward DAVIS,   b. 11 Dec 1887, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 29/30 Aug 1976, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Mildred Rivera JAMES,   b. 12 Oct 1892, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina d. 1/2 Apr 1971, Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1914  [4]
  _UID	AAD8C484115646A181C6B7F18E60DB36064C
  _UID	AAD8C484115646A181C6B7F18E60DB36064C
  Family ID	F100218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth HOBBIE,   b. 27 Aug 1919   d. Bef 24 May 2003 (Age < 83 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1942  [6]
  _UID	20CD6D4D5B2A48E3BCF8CC239DCBD085B7D8
  _UID	20CD6D4D5B2A48E3BCF8CC239DCBD085B7D8
  Children	1. Living   2. Elizabeth Hobbie “Hobbie” DAVIS
  Family ID	F100217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S4747] Joseph Davis. [S5726] Williams-Hall. [S5999] Williams-Hall. [S6352] Compiled by Kenneth McIver James, page 24. [S5690] . [S6352] Compiled by Kenneth McIver James, page 34.