Oran Purcell DAVIS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Living in Prec. 6, Travis Co., Texas
• Census: 1940, Living in Justice Prec. 4, Williamson Co., Texas

Family/Spouse: Velma Lou RAY. Velma (daughter of Donophan Tankersley RAY and Mary Elizabeth SLAWSON) was born on 1 Jun 1906 in Texas; died on 19 Mar 1991 in Austin, Travis Co., Texas; was buried in Florence Cemetery, Florence, Williamson Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Prec. 6, Travis Co., Texas
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Justice Prec. 4, Williamson Co., Texas

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Name:
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.]

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Created by: John Christeson

Family/Spouse: Marjorie WALES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Prec. 6, Travis Co., Texas
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Justice Prec. 4, Williamson Co., Texas