Davis.Eugene.Allen.1944.Woodford.OBIT

Eugene Allen Davis 1944
Newspaper Unknown, 1944.

                  Eugene Davis Dies Suddenly In New York

Versailles (Woodford County) Ky., Feb 1 (Special) -- Eugene Allen Davis,
57, president of the Woodford Bank and Trust Company since 1934, died
unexpectedly about 9:30 o'clock this morning in the Central Hanover Bank
and Trust Company at New York, according to word received here.  Mr. Davis
and his wife left Versailles Sunday for a business trip to New York, and
later were to visit their daughter, Mrs. Wolford Ewalt (Betty Davis), at
Niagara Falls.
     According to information received here, Mr. Davis had gone into the
New York bank to visit one of the officials and dropped dead while seated
in the office.  Mr. Davis, an extensive landowner, has been prominent in
local business, civic and fraternal activities for many years.  He had
served as chairman of the Red Cross chapter here for more than 20 years;
was past worshipful master of Landmark No. 41, F. and A.M.; past high
priest of Webb chapter No 6, Royal Arch Masons; past eminent commander
of Versailles Commandery No. 3, Knights Templar, and was a member of Oleika
Temple and was a deacon in the Christian Church.
     He was born Jan. 21, 1887, a son of the late John Allen Davis and
Rose Lillard Davis of Woodford County.  Besides Mrs. Davis and their
daughter, survivors include his stepmother, Mrs. John Allen Davis, of
Lexington; a son, Allen Davis, a student at the University of Kentucky,
and a brother, Steve Davis, of Winchester.





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