PRESQUE ISLE – Elmer H. Davis Jr., 81, died Wednesday March 9, 2005, at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born Sept. 29, 1923, at Presque Isle the son of Elmer and Nina (Hoyt) Davis. Elmer graduated with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of Maine. He owned and operated a dairy farm, managed the Aroostook Farms Dairy and helped manage the dairy when it became the MPG Dairy. He was a pilot and flew for the Air Ambulance, Guimond Farms, and the Civil Air Patrol. Elmer owned and operated Elmer H. Davis & Co., an accounting firm in Presque Isle, and was a ham radio operator. He was a member of the Presque Isle Rotary Club and a former member of the Masons Trinity Lodge No. 130 AF & AM. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Kelley) Davis of Presque Isle; a son, Richard Davis and his wife, Katherine, of Tok, Alaska; two daughters, Susan Lovely and her husband, Mark, of Cumming, Ga., Nancy Mills and her husband, Kenny, of Wells Beach; a stepdaughter, Leah Rae Donahue and her husband, Michael, of Bar Harbor; a grandchild, Rachel; two stepgrandchildren, Micah and Ryan; and two great-grandchildren, Lynn and Danielle Marie. He was predeceased by his first wife, Natalie(Clark) Davis. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2005, at the Presque Isle Congregational Church with the Rev. Robert Grove-Markwood officiating. Spring interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery. Those who wish may donate in his memory to the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging, Alzheimer’s Program, P.O. Box 288, Presque Isle, ME 04769. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home.
ELMER H. DAVIS JR.
