Hoyt Davis

Mr. William Hoyt Davis, age 93 of Old NC Hwy. 49, Denton died Thursday, September 10 at Randolph Hospital. The funeral service will be 3:00 pm Sunday, September 13 at Liberty Fellowship Church with Rev. Jamie Draughn and Rev. John Leviner officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military graveside rites by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Mr. Davis was born July 8, 1916 in Randolph County to the late Robert Lee and Metta Russell Davis. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Navy. He had worked at Asheboro Hosiery Mill and was owner/operator of Maple Grove Service Station. Mr. Davis was co-founder and helped organize and build the Farmer Volunteer Fire Department where he had served as assistant fire chief. He was an avid sportsman, hunter and wildlife and forest conservationist. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 73 years, Eulah Harris Davis of Mountain Vista Health Park, a son, Bill Davis of Farmer and his fiancé Sharon Scott, two sisters, Lillian Bunting of Vista, California and Frances Jernigan and husband Hal of Laurinburg and numerous nephews and nieces. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Saturday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times at the home of the son on Brantley Gordon Road. Memorials may be made to Liberty Fellowship Church Building Fund, 8165 New Hope Rd., Denton, NC 27239 Online condolences may be sent to www.briggsfuneralhome.com