Robert Davis Sr.

Robert C. Davis Sr., 73, died June 15, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery. Lowndes Funeral Home in Columbus is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Davis was born Jan. 27, 1935, in Pike County, Ill., to the late Mary Etta McCormick and Kinzel Bess.

He was an aviation contractor and had worked for JWK Inc. He was a retired master gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps with 30 years service. He was a member of American Legion Post 58 in Jackson, Mo., and Disabled American Veterans.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Whitaker Davis of Columbus; daughter, Mary Elizabeth Davis of Virginia Beach, Va.; son, Robert L. Davis of Virginia Beach; stepson, John Tadlock of Arizona; stepdaughters, Jimmie Sue Bennett of California and Janet Downing of Virginia Beach; and half-sister, Vicki Shoup of Mountain View, Mo.