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The family invites everyone to attend a casual memorial at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 4:00-7:00 PM. A private burial will be held Thursday Morning.
Leslie Eugene "Gene" Davis passed away at Seiling Municipal Hospital on July 18, 2016. He was the son of William Curtis and Anna Godfrey Davis. He was born in Kansas City, KS on May 18,1935. He served in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division from 1958-1960. Gene was a volunteer fireman in Olathe, KS beginning in 1960, and he worked his way through the ranks to fire chief. He retired from the Olathe fire department in 1977. Gene then moved to Oklahoma where he worked for Phillips Petroleum as a stationary engine mechanic, and he retired from Phillips in 2000. He worked many jobs in the past several years including the The Dewey County Record and the Seiling Post Office. He enjoyed helping anyone in need.
Gene was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two sons; Leslie Eugene Davis Jr. and Kenneth Eugene Davis. He is survived by his wife, Donna Misener Davis; his brother Jack Davis and wife Ruth of Gardner, KS; his daughter Darla Shane and husband John of Kirbyville, TX; stepdaughter Julie VanDeburgh and husband Craig of Medford, OK and stepson Scott Butler and wife Jayme of Arvada, CO. His grandchildren are Leslie Daniel Davis and wife Annie of League City, TX; Sheila Gordon and husband Mark of Olathe, KS; Andrew and Garrett VanDeburgh of Medford, OK and Logan Butler and Samantha Butler of Arvada, CO. Also he has one great granddaughter, Gabrielle Gordon of Olathe, KS and many nieces, nephews, other family members and loved ones.
Private family burial will take place at Brumfield Cemetery in Seiling, OK on Thursday, July 21st. Visitation for friends and family will be at Redinger Funeral Home in Seiling, OK on Thursday, July 21st, from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or your favorite charity.
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