Davis Ray Lewis Sr., 82 Posted on October 5, 2019 0 Ray Davis Sr. Davis Ray Lewis Sr., 82 Dunkirk Services for Ray Lewis Davis Sr. will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 at Price-McElroy Funeral Home, Kenton. Burial will follow at Dunkirk Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Not By Choice. Online condolences may be expressed at pricefh.net. Friends may call three hours prior to service at the funeral home. He died on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born on Dec. 7, 1936 in Kenton to the late Marvin C. and Mary (Cowen) Davis. On Nov. 16, 1955 he married Vera Steele and she survives in Dunkirk. Also surviving are four daughters, Carol (Richard) Emmerling of Georgia, Donna Davis of Findlay, Ann (Larry) Bechtel of Kenton and Lisa Davis of North Carolina; a son, Ray Davis Jr. of Dunkirk; two sisters, Karen (Robert) Combs of Dunkirk and Evelyn (Mike) Cole of Findlay; nine grandchildren, Chad Lambert, Amy Lambert, Matthew Emmerling, Tonya Broadstone, Tyler (Maeghen) Manns, Ashley Larson, Megan (Adam) Doup, Melissa (Ben) McGuire and Christina (Josh) Springer; 23 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Peggy Davis; a brother, Marvin L. Davis; a sister, Sandra Appleton and a half-brother, Buddy Hass. Ray was the owner of multiple local businesses throughout his life. He owned the Kenton Midway Restaurant, the Fillin’ Station Restaurant, the Drive-In-Movie Theater north of Kenton and the Kenton Movie Theater. He also owned Davis Motor Sales which had several locations in Kenton, as well as a location in Dunkirk. Ray also worked for Findlay Sugar Beets and Lima Superior Coach to help get his business started. He was a lifetime member of the Kenton Eagles, where he loved to play cards. It didn’t matter what kind of card game it was, Ray wanted to play and win. He also enjoyed watching western movies and listening to old school country music. Ray loved to tease his children, he had a saying, “Going to see a man about a horse” but never brought a horse home. Ray however did bring home his pet cats that he loved dearly.
