Bernard E. Davis, 88, went home to be with his family and friends in heaven on the same date he was born, May 16.
Bernard was born on May 16, 1931 to the late Branson S.Davis and Ruth (Mills) Marrow Davis. He was a US Navy Veteran serving in the Korean War. He had the privilege to go on the Honor Flight in April 2016. He loved to paint and painted many beautiful pictures. He was a member of the Buchtel United Methodist Church and a member of the F&AM Trimble #557 for 50 years.
Bernard is survived by his daughters, Joyce Pelfrey of Carroll and Linda (Dave) Smith of Lancaster. He is also survived by 2 grandsons, Ian Michael Smith of Kettering and Andrew David Smith of Columbus; brother Robert (Molly) Davis of Florida; sister Carol Sue (Paul) Spradling of Cross Lanes, WV; and has many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Shirley Newman Davis in 2006; brothers, Gerald Joe, Kenneth, and David Davis; half-brother Harold Morrow; and sisters, Eileen and Margie.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 P.M., Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Warren-Brown Funeral Home, Nelsonville, Ohio. Burial was in Conner Cemetery, Buchtel, Ohio.
Calling hours were observed 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at the funeral home