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Richard Earl Davis Jr. was born on June 5, 1936, in Fairbury, Nebraska. He passed away on May 12, 2023, in hospice care at St Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Riverview Cemetery east of Kiowa, Kansas.
Richard was raised in Moore, Montana, and attended school through the 10th grade in Moore and then graduated from San Benito High School in Texas in 1954. He attended the University of Houston for 3 years.
Richard's work included farming and ranching north of Kiowa, custom harvesting, Coontz Manufacturing, Custom Rope (Kiowa), Rhodes Salvage (Alva), and manager of Kingsley Square Apartments in Wichita.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Earl Davis Sr. and Dorothy Ethel Neff Davis; half-sisters Dorothea Peevy, Marguerite Sprague and Eleanor Ross; brother-in-law Melvin Girty and one granddaughter, Aubrey Jordan.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Stolebarger Davis of the home (Wichita); three children, Dorothy (Greg) Rockett of Wichita and their sons Noah (Shyla) Rockett and baby Cody (Topeka, Kansas); Nathan Rockett of Wichita; Rick Davis of Kiowa and daughter Faith Davis-Gilmore (Ryan) and baby Easton (BelAire, Kansas); Debra (Ross) Jordan (Johnstown, Colorado) and children Alex, Austin, Abigail (Tristan) Hoskinson and baby Brielle of Wichita; sister-in-law Sharon Girty of Kiowa; many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Memorials may be sent to Harry Hynes Hospice, 313 S Market, Wichita, Kansas 67202.
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