LARRY DAVIS

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Lawrence Alphonsus "Larry" Davis, 81, of Sikeston died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

He was born Sept. 8, 1919, in Spokane, Wash., son of William Henry and Rose Etta Merideth Davis. He first married Estelle Loretta Kiwala Dec. 8, 1945, in West Frankfort, Ill. She died Dec. 17, 1979. He and Mary Alice Phillips Patten were married June 20, 1981, in Sikeston.

Davis attended the University of Idaho, the University of Washington, and studied American law and procedure at LaSalle University.

He was personnel supervisor at Burkhart-Randall Foam Manufacturing Co. in Cairo, Ill. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and served as a Eucharistic minister. He moved to Sikeston in 1979 from Carbondale, Ill.

Davis was a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Michael Davis of Canton, Ohio, Van Patten of Portageville, Mo.; a daughter, Darla Craft of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Rose Davis of San Diego; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from 5-8 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 7:30.

Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Church, with Msgr. William Stanton officiating. Burial will be in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery at Benton, Ill.