David Boyd Davis

Mr. David Boyd Davis, 100 of Salisbury past away Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the N.C. Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury. Born October 17, 1909 in Wilson, NC he was he son of the late Robert Lee Davis and Merritt Blake Betts Davis. Mr. Davis was a graduate of Hugh Morrison High School in Raleigh; he attended Vanderbilt and Peabody Colleges in Nashville, the University of NC at Chapel Hill and was graduated of Catawba College in 1944. He continued his education with an Extensive Course in Nuclear Physics from the University of Tennessee and NC State University. He had worked with the NC Dept of transportation of Material and Tests Division and had worked as a Physicist on the Manhattan Project at both Columbia University in New York City and in Oak Ridge, TN. He worked at Carolina Rubber Hose Co. in the Testing Laboratory retiring as the Executive Vice President. He was a Charter Member and one of the founding fathers of North Hills Presbyterian Church and North Hills Christian School. He taught Sunday school at First Presbyterian Church and North Hill Presbyterian Church for over 42 years, served as elder at both churches and was a lifetime Elder Emeritus at North Hills Presbyterian Church He worked with the Gideons International and had served as the Second President of the NC State Gideons International. He also helped establish the Bethel Colony of Mercy in Lenior, NC. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Brock August 23, 1992. He is survived by local nephews David B. Jordan and Norman M. Jordan both of Salisbury and a number of other nieces and nephews from out of the area. The family will see friends Wednesday from 12-1 PM at Summersett Funeral Home with funeral services following at 1:00 PM in the Summersett Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bill Adams, former pastor of North Hills Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at the Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial may be made to North Hills Christian School 2970 W. Innes St. Salisbury, NC 28144 or Gideons International Salisbury Camp PO Box 576, Salisbury, NC 28145-0576 or to Bethel Colony of Mercy 1675 Bethel Colony Rd., Lenior, NC 28645 On line condolences may be made to www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

David Boyd Davis

December 17, 1909 - March 14, 2010