Russell "Bud" Wayne Davis Obituary (1936

Russell W. "Bud" Davis, 72, a resident of Manning died on Monday afternoon, March 30, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 PM on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at the Banks Community United Methodist Church; 151 Depot Street in Banks. A private family interment will take place at a later date He was born May 5, 1936 in Chehalis, Washington the second of two children born to George and Jerry (Oakes) Davis. He was raised by his grandparents, Fred and Eunice (Hess) Zucker in Napavine, Washington. He joined the Air Force in 1954 in the 301 A&E Maintenance Squad. On August 28, 1959 he married Laveda M. Mattson in Montesano, Washington. Following their marriage they made their home in Sunny Vale, CA. until his retirement in 1996 when they moved to Manning, OR to be closer to his daughter. Mr. Davis had worked at Sierra Electronics in Menlo Park, California as an electronics technician. Bud also was a security guard at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro until 1999. He enjoyed camping, bowling, golfing and especially fishing, the love of it he passed onto his two sons. He liked to "putter" in the yard and kept all his bird feeders full. He went to all his grandson's home games and watched many dance performances by his granddaughter. He is preceded in death by his brother; Jack L Davis. Survivors include his wife of 49 years; Laveda Davis of the family home, two sons and a daughter-in-law; Dean Davis, Doug and Dorinda Davis both of Valley Springs, California; a daughter and a son-in-law; Cathy and Dennis Louie of Manning; grandchildren, Andrew and Alyssa Davis, Kristen Burnett, Daniel and Caitlyn Louie. Memorial contributions are suggested In Bud's name to the Kidney Foundation at www.kidney.org