~~ Sep.25,1925~~Dec.21,1979~~

Willie, aka "Bill", was born in Quanah, Texas, September 25,1925. His parents were, Mack McCool Davis, and Lola America Alderson; He had one brother Clarance, aka, "Pete", (deceased) and one sister, Julia Davis Hume of Bakersfield Ca. He also had two half sisters, Edith, and Margaret, and one half brother, John;

Bill was 6" tall and had cold black stright hair, he combed a little to one side then back. He had the most heavenly blue eyes I have ever seen, and dark complected. A most handsome man.

Bill Davis-age 15-1940

Bill came to California when he was 3 years old, and grew up in San Pedro, Ca. When he was 18 he joined the Merchant Marines, and traveled around the world. He married a girl from Hanford Ca. named Rae, in Sept.1946. The marriage lasted less than a year. They had no children together;

After his divorce he moved to Tulare,Ca., and was an apprintice Plumber, under the tutorship of his dearest friend and boss, Bill Grady. (Wife was Mabel); In 1952, he moved to the Bay Area, and boarded with his friends, Elmo, and Norma Weathers, in E. Palo Alto Ca. He went to night school three nights a week to get his "Master of Arts" degree, and became a journeyman Plumber. In later years he switched over to 'Heating and air Conditioning'. It was during this time span that we met, and soon afterwards married;

Just Married-Jan.31,1953

Bill was drafted into the U.S Army, the month we first started dating. August 1952, but he got a deferment due to going to collage. Then in Feb.1953, he had to go..but this time he took his teeth out (he had false teeth but no one ever knew it except close family), and told them, he had just got his teeth pulled and haden't got his new ones yet. (He had them pulled three months before we met) They gave him another deferment, until Nov.1953. He once again took his teeth out, and left them at home. But this time it diden't work. They took him and I had to mail him his teeth to boot camp. Bill was proud to serve his country, but we had only just got married, and he just wanted more time to be with me, before he had to go. I had a two year old daughter, Linda when Bill and I married. We later had three sons together. Tom, Ken and Troy. (You can see their pages, for more information).

Bill went to boot camp at Fort Ord, Ca. He was then sent to New Jersey, for a month then to Manhatten Island New York. He served from Nov.1953, to Nov.1955. After four months of being alone I got him transfered on a 'hardship", to Castle Airforce Base, in Atwater Ca. Our first son Roy Thomas was born there in 1955.

Bill's first child-Roy Thomas,'Tommy' Davis-July 30,1955

After Bill mustered out of the Army he went back to work as a plumber. We bought our first home, on Socorro Dr. In Lakewood Village, Sunnyvale Ca. We owned five homes together, and Bill owned two when we were married. He gave the two homes, (in Tulare,Ca.) to his parents, shortly after we married;

Bill's 30th birthday-Sept.25,1955

In 1956, Bill and his partner started a business of thier own, in the garage of his partner. (I refuse to put that mans name on the same page with my precious Bill, so he will remain, unnamed); The business was a machine shop, that primarily manufactured ceramic parts for the 'Missile Program'. Within a year they had prospered and moved into thier first business in San Jose,Ca. "Wynell's Machine Shop". Yes it was named after me, and I never found out why. They prospered, and opened another business, "Flexabrake Manufacturing", because they had invented a 'fail-safe' brake ( for big rigs-trucks). But politic's kept them from getting it off the ground. They eventually lost thier businesses because of that, and the end of the missile program. Bill went back to plumbing, then heating and air conditioning.

Two years before his death, he once again entered into a partnership with the same old partner. This time he only owned 10 percent of the business, and after his death, the partner managed to manoeuver me out of the business without nothing. He was a 'doozer', but God will take care of him..not to worry.

My children-1965

Bill's greatest joy after his family, was fishing. When we first married he also like to go hunting. He went to Wyoming to hunt deer and elk, among other hunting trips he went on. But eventually he stopped hunting, because I worried so much over him, and he wouldent eat anything he killed anyway, so he quit. But how he loved to fish (he woulden't eat them either). When we first married we went fishing every week end. Matter of fact, our actual first date was on a fishing trip with him and his friends and families to "Franks Tract", on the Delta, near Stockton Ca. I had never fished before, but became an avid 'fisher-woman' How I miss going fishing with him.

Bill & wife (Wynell), at C.B Break-Mothers day-1977

Bill was a peaceful and loving man. To him everything had to balance, and work. He was a perfectionist, and a 'work-aholic". His family was his life. His greatest joy was in giving. He was a doer, and if he heard of anyone in need, he was the first one there, to help, in any way he could. He was highly admired by both men and women. He was the greatest husband, a romantic lover, the best provider, and a wonderful father,and grandfather, and the best kind of friend.

We love him and will always miss him. I use to jokingly call him "My better 3/4ths" ..and how well I felt that after he died. He was more of me than I was, and that portion died when he did. He was my life..I go on, but the joy, the spark of life has gone. My love of almost 27 years, is gone, but yet he is still alive in the hearts of all who loved him. The only regret I have always had is 'that we did not meet sooner in life, for too short was the time that God let us be together'..He was gone 'in a heart beat'. He died four days before Christmas, 1979, just one month before our 27th wedding anniversary. He died of 'Miacardia Infarction'..Massive heart attack.