Kenneth E. "Kenny" Davis

Kenneth E. "Kenny" Davis, 82, of Maquoketa, Iowa and formerly of Bradenton, Florida, died on July 29, 2010, at his home in Maquoketa, Iowa. A celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, August 5, 2010, from the United Church of Christ in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, from the Carson & Son Funeral And Cremation Services in Maquoketa. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial will be at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa, Iowa. Kenneth E. "Kenny" Davis was born on June 10, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, to Steven N. and Elsie (Hoerschelman) Davis. He married Luetta Wheeler in 1947. Two children were born to this union, Linda Lee Davis and Michael Owen Davis. They divorced. He married Marge McCormick in 1953. She preceded him in death in 1968. One child was born to this union, Gary Kenneth Davis. Ken married Beverly Bailey on May 9, 1969 and she had a son, Jim. Beverly died in 1980. So Ken is Jim's step-father as well as his father-in-law. Ken truly loved Jim as a son. Ken and Carol were married on August 27, 1988 in Bradenton, Florida. Carol had two children from a previous marriage to Charles W...[more]

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kipper, Jr., James Daniel Skipper and Loretta Jane Gutscher. Ken and Carol retired to Maquoketa in November of 1992. Ken was employed as a Meat Cutter/Market Mgr. for 23 years. He graduated from optical school becoming a licensed Optician in 1975, owning an optical shop in Cambridge, Minnesota until moving to Florida in 1982. There he worked in metal optics for the space program until retiring in 1991. Ken was an active member of the United Church of Christ in Maquoketa. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, camping and fishing. He also was an artist and loved to whistle. Ken is survived by his wife, Carol Davis of Maquoketa, IA; combined children, Linda (Jim) Bailey of Clinton, IA, Michael Owen (Tracy) Davis of Carson City, NV, Gary (Jill) Davis of Maquoketa, IA, Lori Skipper (Harold) Gutscher of Jacksonville, FL; former daughter-in-law, Karen Skipper Peidlow of Silver Springs, FL; a brother, Don Davis of Maquoketa, IA; and sisters, Maxine Easton, Joyce Timmins and Darlene Kirchhoff, all of Maquoketa, IA; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Marge, his wife, Beverly, a brother, Robert, and sons, Michael McCormick, Lloyd Douglas Bailey, William Bradley Bailey and James Skipper on January 8, 2004. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Kenneth E. Davis memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.CarsonAndSon.com.