Karl T Davis, 57, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2000 at his home in Bountiful, Utah.
Born in Pocatello, Idaho on November 28, 1942 to Thomas H. Burk and June Jensen Burk Davis. Karl graduated from the University of Utah in 1967 with a degree in accounting. He married Susie Cochrane March 18, 1966 in the Salt Lake Temple.Karl served an L.D.S. mission to Norway from 1961 to 1963 and has spent many years training other young men and women for service in the mission
field. Throughout his life he served in various capacities in his wards and stakes and enjoyed each opportunity to serve His Heavenly Father and bless the lives of others. At the time of his passing he was serving as the Bishop of the Lakeview Ward, Bountiful Utah Central Stake. Karl had a profound influence on countless youth in the Church and community whom he loved and served.
Karl was the founder and owner of Davis Benefits, a thriving group benefits firm in Salt Lake City that served numerous businesses in the Intermountain area and Canada. Karl was a CLU, ChFC and a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. He served on the Intermountain Health Care (IHC) Health Board and was the former President of Salt Lake Life Underwriters Association. He established an exceptional legacy of trust, respect and friendship in his business relationships and was trusted and held in highest regard by his co-workers and clients.
Karl spent his life in the service of others. As a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, bishop and friend, he always put the needs and feelings of others before his own and made whoever was with him feel important and special. For Karl, service was its own reward. Only his Father in Heaven knows all the lives touched by Karl's service and sacrifice and all those whose loads were lightened by his caring and concern. Above the rest, Karl loved his Savior, his family, and his fellow men.
"Karl T" is survived by his wife, Susie; mother, June Davis: father, Thomas Burk; brother, Kenny; sisters, Karen (Lyle) LaFramboise, Kaye (Bobby) Shackelford, and Rennei (Bob) Coleman; and six wonderful children, Becky (Craig) Parry, Scott (Kim), Amanda (Jon) Clegg, Steven (Jennifer), Ryan, and Matthew, and six adoring grandchildren.
We love you our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa and look forward to being with you again. We know you will be cradled in the arms of a loving Heavenly Father until we meet again.
Funeral services will be held at the Bountiful Utah Central Stake Center, 640 South 750 East, Bountiful, on Wednesday, February 23, 2000 at 11 a.m. Friends may call at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, Bountiful, on Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. or from 9:30-10:30 a.m. before the services at the Stake Center.