God saw the road was getting rough, the hill was hard to climb. He gently closed the tired eyes, and whispered, please be thine. (author unknown).
Gordon W. Davis, age 56, died peacefully January 29, 1992 as a result of lukemia.Born November 18, 1935 to Benjamin Franklin and Gladys Wilkins Davis in Salt Lake City, Utah. Married Shirley Snell; later divorced. Married Yvonne Smith June 7, 1973 in Elko, Nevada. Attended Cyprus High School. Member of the Football team. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict; U.S. Army Reserve, 419th Transportation Company. Retired with 26 years of service. Past president Fraternal Order of Eagles, Price Aerie 3740, AQHA. Member of Sheet Medal Workers, Salt Lake Local # 312.
Survived by wife, Price; three daughters, Kim Christensen, Jodie Hymas, and Carrie Rehak, all West Valley City; one son, William, El Toro, Calif.; five brothers, Roy, Charles, Lowell, Russ, and Lynn, all Salt Lake City; sisters, Helen Clark, Sun Valley, Calif.; Louella Shaw, Carol Jones, Gwen Ridd, all Salt Lake City. His 2nd family, Greg Smith, Martha Smith Sliger, and Deborah Smith Cha, all Salt Lake City; and 14 very special
grandchildren.
His special love of life, family and friends, will be missed by all.
Funeral services Monday, 1 p.m., at the Fausett Mortuary Chapel in Price. Friends may call Sunday, at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State St., Murray from 6-8 p.m. and Monday, from 9 a.m. until services at the Fausett Mortuary in Price. Burial, Price City Cemetery. I lieu of flowers, family requests donations in his name to Sheet Metal Workers Local #321 "Youth To Youth Program" 2261 So. Redwood Rd., suite 16, S.L.C., Utah 84119.
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