LT COL, US AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
The son of Alfred Davis & Pearl E. Tuttle; brother to Corrine Davis King, and husband of Helen Joyce Doyle.
Retired Lt. Col. Burton A. Davis, U.S. Air Force, age 78, of Navarre, Fla., passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997.
He was born on March 12, 1919, in Joliet, Ill., and had been a resident of the local area for the past 25 years, moving here from Boston. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
He was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force with over 30 years of distinguished service. Following his retirement from the Air Force, his life-long love of the outdoors and recreational vehicles led him to start Leisure Time R.V. in 1978.
Burton was also very active in Boy Scout leadership throughout his life. He was a past master of Alpha Lodge 172; member of York Rite Bodies of Fort Walton Beach; and a 32nd Degree KCCH of Scottish Rite Bodies of Panama City, Fla. Presently, he served as venerable master of the Lodge of Perfection, and past master of Kadosh of the Consistory.
He was preceded in death by his son, Dale Davis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years, Helen; sons, Gregory and daughter-in-law Elaine Davis of Morehead City, N.C., and Bruce and daughter-in-law Kim Davis of Woodbury, Minn.; daughter, Gayle and son-in-law Steve Hill of Navarre; five grandchildren; and sister, Corrine King of Tampa, Fla.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at McLaughlin Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Jim Ross officiating. Pallbearers will be his two sons and brother Masons from Alpha Lodge. Interment will follow in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla., at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Shriners Crippled Children Fund in care of the Fort Walton Beach Shrine Club; 2327 Carol Ave.; Fort Walton Beach, FL; 32547.
--NW Florida Daily News; December 1997
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
The son of Alfred Davis & Pearl E. Tuttle; brother to Corrine Davis King, and husband of Helen Joyce Doyle.
Retired Lt. Col. Burton A. Davis, U.S. Air Force, age 78, of Navarre, Fla., passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997.
He was born on March 12, 1919, in Joliet, Ill., and had been a resident of the local area for the past 25 years, moving here from Boston. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
He was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force with over 30 years of distinguished service. Following his retirement from the Air Force, his life-long love of the outdoors and recreational vehicles led him to start Leisure Time R.V. in 1978.
Burton was also very active in Boy Scout leadership throughout his life. He was a past master of Alpha Lodge 172; member of York Rite Bodies of Fort Walton Beach; and a 32nd Degree KCCH of Scottish Rite Bodies of Panama City, Fla. Presently, he served as venerable master of the Lodge of Perfection, and past master of Kadosh of the Consistory.
He was preceded in death by his son, Dale Davis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years, Helen; sons, Gregory and daughter-in-law Elaine Davis of Morehead City, N.C., and Bruce and daughter-in-law Kim Davis of Woodbury, Minn.; daughter, Gayle and son-in-law Steve Hill of Navarre; five grandchildren; and sister, Corrine King of Tampa, Fla.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at McLaughlin Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Jim Ross officiating. Pallbearers will be his two sons and brother Masons from Alpha Lodge. Interment will follow in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla., at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Shriners Crippled Children Fund in care of the Fort Walton Beach Shrine Club; 2327 Carol Ave.; Fort Walton Beach, FL; 32547.
--NW Florida Daily News; December 1997
LT COL, US AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
The son of Alfred Davis & Pearl E. Tuttle; brother to Corrine Davis King, and husband of Helen Joyce Doyle.
Retired Lt. Col. Burton A. Davis, U.S. Air Force, age 78, of Navarre, Fla., passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997.
He was born on March 12, 1919, in Joliet, Ill., and had been a resident of the local area for the past 25 years, moving here from Boston. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
He was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force with over 30 years of distinguished service. Following his retirement from the Air Force, his life-long love of the outdoors and recreational vehicles led him to start Leisure Time R.V. in 1978.
Burton was also very active in Boy Scout leadership throughout his life. He was a past master of Alpha Lodge 172; member of York Rite Bodies of Fort Walton Beach; and a 32nd Degree KCCH of Scottish Rite Bodies of Panama City, Fla. Presently, he served as venerable master of the Lodge of Perfection, and past master of Kadosh of the Consistory.
He was preceded in death by his son, Dale Davis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years, Helen; sons, Gregory and daughter-in-law Elaine Davis of Morehead City, N.C., and Bruce and daughter-in-law Kim Davis of Woodbury, Minn.; daughter, Gayle and son-in-law Steve Hill of Navarre; five grandchildren; and sister, Corrine King of Tampa, Fla.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at McLaughlin Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Jim Ross officiating. Pallbearers will be his two sons and brother Masons from Alpha Lodge. Interment will follow in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla., at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Shriners Crippled Children Fund in care of the Fort Walton Beach Shrine Club; 2327 Carol Ave.; Fort Walton Beach, FL; 32547.
--NW Florida Daily News; December 1997
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
The son of Alfred Davis & Pearl E. Tuttle; brother to Corrine Davis King, and husband of Helen Joyce Doyle.
Retired Lt. Col. Burton A. Davis, U.S. Air Force, age 78, of Navarre, Fla., passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997.
He was born on March 12, 1919, in Joliet, Ill., and had been a resident of the local area for the past 25 years, moving here from Boston. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
He was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force with over 30 years of distinguished service. Following his retirement from the Air Force, his life-long love of the outdoors and recreational vehicles led him to start Leisure Time R.V. in 1978.
Burton was also very active in Boy Scout leadership throughout his life. He was a past master of Alpha Lodge 172; member of York Rite Bodies of Fort Walton Beach; and a 32nd Degree KCCH of Scottish Rite Bodies of Panama City, Fla. Presently, he served as venerable master of the Lodge of Perfection, and past master of Kadosh of the Consistory.
He was preceded in death by his son, Dale Davis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years, Helen; sons, Gregory and daughter-in-law Elaine Davis of Morehead City, N.C., and Bruce and daughter-in-law Kim Davis of Woodbury, Minn.; daughter, Gayle and son-in-law Steve Hill of Navarre; five grandchildren; and sister, Corrine King of Tampa, Fla.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at McLaughlin Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Jim Ross officiating. Pallbearers will be his two sons and brother Masons from Alpha Lodge. Interment will follow in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla., at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Shriners Crippled Children Fund in care of the Fort Walton Beach Shrine Club; 2327 Carol Ave.; Fort Walton Beach, FL; 32547.
--NW Florida Daily News; December 1997
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