Ralph Davis

Mr. Ralph B. Davis, age 72, of 218 Three Way Lane Cedar Bluff, Virginia, died Friday, December 12th, 2003 at a Richlands, Virginia hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Red Ash, Virginia January 10th, 1931, a son of the late Clarence R. and Clara Mercer Davis, both Red Ash, Virginia natives. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ermel and Don Davis and was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was a life long resident of the Cedar Bluff area and served in the U. S. Air Force from 1951-1955. He was a member of the Cedar Bluff United Methodist Church, Past Master of the Cedar Bluff Masonic Lodge #260 A.F. & A.M., and was awarded the Richlands Area Citizen of the Year in 1986. He was a former executive of S & S Corporation and subsequently Ingersoll Rand Corporation at Claypool Hill, Virginia, was a patron member of the Boy Scouts of America and a member of the Advisory Board for Wachovia Bank. He received an honorary degree from Southwest Virginia Community College and was Past Chairman and current member of the Southwest Virginia Community College Foundation Board. He was past chairman of Emory and Henry College?s Board of Directors, a member of the Virginia Tech chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, Virginia Tech?s Ut prosim society, and past member of the Virginia Tech Foundation Board. Mr. Davis was much respected in the Cedar Bluff and Richlands areas and was very well known not only for his corporate leadership abilities but for his love of Virginia Tech. Survivors are: His loving wife of 48 years, Carol Davis Daughters: Kim Ringstaff and husband, Terry of Pounding Mill, Virginia Melissa Woodford and husband, Tom of Goode, Virginia Son, Steve Davis and wife, Dana of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Grandchildren: Cain Ringstaff, Cassie Ringstaff, Jonah Davis, Trent Davis, Cameron Davis, Zachary Woodford, and Jacob Woodford Life long friend and brother-in-law, Bob Webb and wife, Joan of Fort Pierce, Florida Funeral services for Mr. Ralph B. Davis will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. Jack Jenkins officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be: David Hankins, Tim Munsey, Dennis Simmons, Marco Warner, York Lindsey, and Gary Hearl. Honorary pallbearers: Harry Carter, Dave Stanton, Bernard Simmons, Charles King, Jim Lindsey, George Cox, Kyle Matney, Dan Snapp, Henry Griffith, Jim Boyd, Jim Edwards, John Moody, Gene Nolley, Jody Munsey, Todd Munsey, Richard Farthing, Joe Adair, Ed Grimm, Bill Vandyke, the Richlands Hardee?s Gang, Former employees of S & S Corporation, and Jim McMillan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cedar Bluff United Methodist Church P. O. Box 209 Cedar Bluff, Virginia 24609 or the Southwest Virginia Community College Scholarship Fund P. O. Box SVCC Richlands, Virginia 24641. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.

Ralph Davis

January 10, 1931 - December 12, 2003