Caliph 'Bus' Davis
[June
27, 2013]
LINCOLN --
Caliph Lee "Bus" Davis, 87, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013,
at 12:45 p.m. at his home.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Lincoln: Caliph Lee "Bus" Davis, 87, of Lincoln
passed away at 12:45 P.M. Tuesday June 25, 2013 at
his residence.
Bus was born on September 13, 1925 to Caliph Luther
and Nancy Caroline Garner Davis. He married Earlene
Ruth Requarth on March 27, 1949 in Buffalo, IL. She
preceded him in death in December of 1998.
He is survived by three daughters: Sandra (Skip)
Tanaka of Knoxville, TN; Debra Harris of
Bloomington, IL; Donna (Doug) Johnstone of
Knoxville, TN; also surviving is one sister: Jean
Goretski of Springfield, IL; two brothers: Sam
(Joan) Davis of Dawson, IL; Jim (Anita) Davis of
Sullivan, IL, seven grandchildren and eleven
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his
parents, two brothers Dean and Duppie, three sisters
Viola Yeazle, Nancy Wolcott, and Bernice Davis.
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He was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church,
Lincoln Elks Lodge, and American Legion Post #263.
He was a US Marine from November 1943 - May 1946,
Company B, 5th Tank Battalion, 5th Marine Division
and remained active with his friends and attended
reunions; Bus was an avid golf player and enjoyed
his "winnings," enjoyed reading and traded books
with his buddies, and he played softball for many
years and is in the Michigan Fast Pitch Softball
Hall of Fame.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 P.M.
Saturday June 29, 2013 at the Lincoln Christian
Church. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00. The
family will also have fellowship and dessert
immediately following the service until 3:30. Burial
at Camp Butler Cemetery in Springfield, IL will be
held at a later date. Memorials may be made to
Colorado Campus Christian Ministries, The Christian
Village, or Fisher House Medical Center for Armed
Forces, Retirees, and Veterans and their families.
Services entrusted with Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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