James Heman "Jim" Davis

1927 - 1994  (67 years)

• Name	James Heman "Jim" Davis
  Born	26 May 1927	Folden's Corners, Oxford County, Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Davis Butcher Shop
  Misfortune	1994
  	killed in snowmobile accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-341751
  Died	10 Dec 1994	Westree, Garvey Twp., Sudbury District, Ontario   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Snowmobile Accident
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I341751	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jim Davis Former Ayr resident, James Heman Davis, died suddenly in Westree on Saturday, December 10, 1994; as the result of a snowmobile accident. Mr. Davis was in his 68th year. Born in Folden's Corners on May 26, 1927, he was the son of the late Clarence W. Davis and Eva Thornton. The family operated Davis Butcher Shop on Northumberland Street and an abattoir at the east end of Main Street. For several years they also operated a market garden. Jim retired to northern Ontario ten years ago. He was an avid outdoorsman and hunter, had curled and participated in tractor pulling, and was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge. Survived by dear friend and companion Janice Hale of Westree; his sons Clare and his wife Linda and Ron and his wife Nancy, both of Ayr, Terry and his wife Cheryl of Cambridge; daughters Laslie and her husband Bruce Hallman o f New Dundee; Brenda and her husband Adrien Powell of Kansas City, Missouri; stepchildren Steven Godfrey and his wife Allison of Guelph, Cyndy and her husband Jeff Drohan of Clifford and Shawn Godfrey of British Columbia; a brother Max of London; sister Wilhelmina Martz of Cambridge; also several grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Predeceased by a brother Leslie Davis (WWII). Funeral service was held at the Ayr chapel of William Kipp Funeral Home, Saturday, December 17th at 1: 30 p.m. Reverend Fred Hagle of Knox United Church, Ayr, officiated. The Ayr News 21 Dec 1994 pg 22

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . James H. Davis/ (Jim)/ May 26, 1927 - Dec. 10, 1994

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1927 - Folden's Corners, Oxford County, Ontario Business - Davis Butcher Shop - - Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth