HARRY “MARTIN” DAVIS
Martin 48, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, July 17th, 2020 at his home surrounded by his wife and children.
Martin was born May 6, 1972, in Charlotte, North Carolina. At two years of age he moved in Nokesville, Virginia and eventually to his childhood home in the mountains of Front Royal, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley. Martin had many adventures in his childhood on the mountain, the river, and in the store his mother owned. He loved to share stories of life and “characters” on the mountain with his friends in the girls. He was fiercely loyal. He had your back in a pinch, and often wondered what had happened with friends he had made in the past.
He moved to Texas in August, 1998 to meet the love of his life, face to face. He married Debra Joy Miller and her daughter, Victoria Rose, whom he adopted as his own, on January 2, 1999. Together they had four more daughters, Caroline Violet, Lillian Jewell, Iris Joy and Kathryn Azalea, all of Queen City.
He was a member of Lake Country Baptist Church in Queen City, and a former member and deacon at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Paris. He worked at the Cass County Sheriff’s Office as a telecommunications dispatcher until June of this year, when he had to retire for health reasons. He loved his job and co-workers and was sad to have to leave.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Carolyn T Davis; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Clarence and Salome Miller; a brother, Wayne Taylor; and his brother-in-law, Sheldon Miller.
He is survived by his wife and daughters, his best friend of many years, Eric Lambert of Deatsville, Alabama; Mark and Laurie Curtain of Pittsburgh, Missouri, who was like a father to him growing up; many in-laws, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins as well as a host of friends.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Lake Country Baptist Church, under the direction of Hanner Funeral Service with Brother Gary Terry and Brother Tim Reger officiating.
Visitation will be Tuesday, July 21, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lake Country Baptist Church.
Guest registry is available at www.hannerfuneralservice. com.