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Coy Albert Davis, Jr., was born in Little Rock, AR to Coy A. Davis, Sr. and Margaret E. Warren-Davis. He attended public schools in Little Rock and graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1948, where he was very active in music and singing. He was affiliated with the Finkbiener Meat Packing Firm until 1951 when he entered the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He served in Louisiana, Nebraska, and French Morocco, North Africa. After leaving the Air Force he graduated from Texas Wesleyan College in Ft. Worth, TX, cum laude. He was inducted into the Alpha Chi National Scholarship Society. He worked at the University of Arkansas Medical Center as a clinical social worker, and received his Master's Degree in social work from the University of Tennessee. In 1965 Mr. Davis accepted a commission in the U.S. Public Health Service in Albuquerque, NM, where he worked with the Indian tribes for 26 years until 1991. He retired from the USPHS in 1991 as a Health Service Director with the rank of Captain. He was awarded the Commendation Medal and the Unit Commendation award from the Surgeon General of the United States. He also received commendations from the Isleta and Navajo tribes. Mr. Davis joined the Development Disabilities Division of the New Mexico Department of Health in 1992 and worked there for several years. He received his Doctor of Practical Ministry from Trinity Theological Seminary in 1998. He was a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the National Association of Christians in Social Work, and the Commissioned Officers Association of USPHS. He was active in Christian service through the Del Norte Baptist Church, teaching in adult Bible study classes, with a special interest in prophetic studies, in the church choirs and men's quartet. He was very active in the supervision and training of other social workers. Mr. Davis was also a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and wonderful family man. He was kind, gentle, loving, dignified, and always a living example of Jesus Christ in his life. He enjoyed his family very much and was very proud of all of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He had a great sense of humor and loved to tease. He went to heaven peacefully on April 21, 2008. He will be missed very much and remembered forever. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 47 years, Marvelle J. Davis; four children, Kathy Davis Wylie and husband, Joe, and their daughters, Sarah Gomez and husband Scott, and Abigail Pine and husband Ryan, and great-grandchildren, Jackson Rudd and Annabelle Pine, all of Weatherford, TX; daughter, Machelle Davis Karler and husband Ed, and grandsons, Casey and Coy Karler; two sons, Dr. Wayne Davis of Phoenix, AZ, and John Davis and wife, Serenia of Albuquerque; sister, Jacklyn Purtle and husband, Randall of Little Rock, AR. Coy was preceded in death by his daughter, Margaret Sue Davis. A memorial celebration of his life will be held Saturday, April 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m., at Northdale Baptist Church, 123 Osuna Rd. NW. A private family interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Northdale Baptist Church, 123 Osuna Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, to help further the gospel of Jesus Christ in Albuquerque. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333 www.frenchmortuary.com
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