GRAND CHAIN, Ill. -- Kenneth "Poncho" Davis, 62, of Grand Chain died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky.
He was born Feb. 1, 1936, at Belknap, son of the late Homer Davis and Rosa Davis, who survives of Karnak.
He was retired from the Century Elementary School in Grand Chain as a custodian, a member of the West Eden United Methodist Church and was an Army veteran.
He married Barbara Treat Davis. She survives of Grand Chain.
In addition to his mother and wife, he is survived by two daughters, Veronica Dunklin of Karnak and Renee Wilhelm of East Alton; two sons, Phillip Davis of Olmsted and Allen Anderson of South Roxana; two brothers, Raymond and Leon Davis, both of Karnak; five grandchildren.
A son preceded him in death.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the Wilson Funeral Home at Karnak.
Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Joey Dunning and Steve Heisner officiating. Burial will be at the Masonic Cemetery at Cypress.
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