Stanley H. Davis
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Stanley H. Davis, 86, of Swoyersville, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Manorcare Health Services in Kingston.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre Township, on September 26, 1925, son of the late Thomas and Loretta Swartwood Davis.
Stanley was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, and he was an U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II.
Prior to his retirement, he was employed for many years as a truck driver for Friedman Express. He was a member of Teamsters Local 401, and a member of Kingston VFW Post 283.
Stanley was a member of the former Stella Presbyterian Church in Forty Fort.
He was preceded in death by his son, Stephen Davis, in 2010. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Frank, Joseph, Richard, Thomas and George Davis; sisters Loretta Brown and Mary Henninger.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Elsie Boehnke Davis; daughter-in-law, Annette Davis, Mechanicsburg; grandchildren, Karl Davis, Mechanicsburg; Alysia Marie Wilson, Harrisburg; great-grandson, Alex William Wilson; sister Shirley Hafner, Forty Fort; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at noon in the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, the Rev. Carol E. Coleman, pastor of the Luzerne United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Robb Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville. Friends may call on Saturday morning from 11 a.m. to noon in the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent by visiting Stanley’s obituary at www.natandgawlasfuneralhome.com .
