| Story of life: | CASTANA - Roger L. Davis passed away at his home in Castana on November 8, 2006 at the age of 57 years, 11 months, and 13 days.
The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, November 11, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. at Armstrong Funeral Home in Mapleton. Officiating
was Pastor Fred Pilecki. The Message in Music included "Take My Hand," "The Davis Family," and "Daddy's Hands." Pallbearers were Dennis Boysen, Wayne Johnson, Todd Uhl, Damien Carlson, Jerry Kohnekamp, and Larry Petersen. Interment was in Kennebec Cemetery at Castana.
Armstrong Funeral Service of Mapleton was in charge of the arrangements.
Roger Leroy Davis was born on November 25, 1948, the son of Clarence and Wanda (Chamberlain) Davis, in Moorhead, Iowa, at the family farm. On August 30, 1968, he was united in marriage to Sandra Susan Allen of Onawa, Iowa.
Roger attended the school of hard knocks; he worked on his farm raising hogs and selling iron and worked for several different construction companies. On the weekends he enjoyed drinking beer, playing cards, and fishing. Towards the end of his life he enjoyed teaching his family how to use his woodworking and power tools.
Roger will be missed for his enthusiasm for life, his freely given laughter and smiles, his advice and shoulder to lean on, and for mostly his love.
Those survivors left to cherish Rogers memory include his wife of 38 years, Sandra Davis; his four children, Teresa (Davis) Jacoby and her husband, Scott of Danbury, Iowa, Penny Davis of Omaha, Nebraska, Chester Davis and his wife, Kerri of Ute, Iowa, and Arthur Davis and his wife, Ashley of Waldorf, Maryland; his grandchildren, Samantha and Amber Jacoby, Lauren Bochmann, and Sarah and Jennifer Frank; three sisters, Connie Bridgeman, Sharon Poole and her husband, David, and Vicki Helmbrecht; three brothers, Gary Hargroves and his significant other, Roxanne, Rex Hargroves and his wife, Barb, and Don Davis and his wife, Betty; along with many other relatives and good friends.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Wanda Davis, and his brother, Larry Dean Davis. |
