Oran Percy DAVIS

1925 - 2006  (81 years)

• Name	Oran Percy DAVIS  [2]
  	Oran Davis Apr. 22, 1925 - Nov. 23, 2006 Oran P. Davis, of Georgetown, passed away at Scott and White Hospital on Thanksgiving morning after a long, hard struggle with heart disease. Reared in Florence, Mr. Davis signed his first professional baseball contract with a farm team of the Cleveland Indians at age 16. After serving in the Army Air Corp. in World War II, Mr. Davis attended the University of Western Michigan on a baseball scholarship and then played professionally for the Boston Braves organization, Seattle Rainiers and the Austin Pioneers. He joined the Bettis Corporation in 1943 where he ultimately led the growth of that company as Chairman and principal stockholder until his retirement in 2002. An avid golfer, traveler, fisherman and all-round sports fan, Mr. Davis was active in the Austin and Georgetown business communities, serving as President of the Delwood Optimist Club, where coached Little League, and later, President of the Georgetown Country Club. Oran Davis is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marjorie Wales Davis, with whom he traveled the world. They have two sons, a daughter and five grandchildren. Their son Glenn Davis and wife Marilyn, of Georgetown, with two sons and a daughter, Travis Davis of Austin, Troy Davis of Georgetown, and Misty Casisa and husband, John, of Austin; their son Scott Davis of Georgetown, and their daughter Lisa Davis Tanner, of Pflugerville, and her two children Kristopher Tanner of Denton and Megan Tanner of Pflugerville. Preceded in death by his parents, Oran Purcell Davis and Velma Ray Davis of Florence. He is also survived by two sisters, Dodie Chanslor and husband R.D., of Killeen and Joan Jackson and husband L.O., of Fredericksburg, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services for Mr. Davis Monday, November 27, in Georgetown at the Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home at 2900 Williams Drive. Interment followed at the Florence City Cemetery. [Based on an obituary published in the Austin American-Statesman on 11/25/2006.] Posted on Find A Grave Created by: John Christeson [1]
  Birth	22 Apr 1925	Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Prec. 6, Travis Co., Texas   [2]
  Census	1940	Living with parents in Justice Prec. 4, Williamson Co., Texas   [4]
  Death	23 Nov 2006	Georgetown, Williamson Co., Texas   [1, 3]
  Burial	Florence Cemetery, Florence, Williamson Co., Texas   [1]
  Person ID	I85972	Main Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Oran Purcell DAVIS,   b. 1 Dec 1902, Andice, Williamson Co., Texas d. 14 Dec 1993, Hays Co., Texas (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Velma Lou RAY,   b. 1 Jun 1906, Texas d. 19 Mar 1991, Austin, Travis Co., Texas (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F35366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie WALES
  Family ID	F35367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1930 - Living with parents in Prec. 6, Travis Co., Texas Census - 1940 - Living with parents in Justice Prec. 4, Williamson Co., Texas Burial - - Florence Cemetery, Florence, Williamson Co., Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

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• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S8414] 1930 Census Precinct 6, Travis County, Texas. [S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index. [S8415] 1940 Census Justice Precinct 4, Williamson County, Texas.