William Ralph Davis

Davis, William Ralph, 84, retired service manager, 45 years for Truck Parts and Equipment, Inc., died Saturday, June 10, 2006. Visitation with the family will be 6:00 ~ 8:00 P.M., Monday at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Service will be Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at East Point Church of Christ. Interment will be 3:00 P.M. Tuesday at Grace Lawn Cemetery, Howard, KS. Ralph was stationed in the South Pacific during WWII in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a crew chief on B-24s. Following his retirement he worked for D. H. Trucking for many years. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, William Ira Davis and Christiana Elizabeth (Heisler) Davis, sister, Mary Elizabeth Hagins and brother, Samuel Ross Davis. Survivors: wife, Jean (Alliston) Davis of the home; son and daughter-in-law, William David and Carolyn Davis of Bartlesville, OK; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Ron Stumpff of Bartlesville, OK; grandchildren, RaNee Stumpff, Jay and Dianne Stumpff, great-grandchildren, Trey and Christi Stumpff all of Bartlesville, OK; grandchildren, William David Davis, II of Cass Lake, MN and Erin Leigh and Leaf Kern, of Wichita, KS and 2 step-grandsons; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.. Memorials to: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 555 N. Woodlawn, Bldg. 1, S-113, Wichita, KS, 67208. Visitation 6 to 8pm Monday at Downing and Lahey East and 3pm graveside at Gracelawn Cemetery, Howard, Kansas