Philip Hunter Davis

Philip has made his entry into the glorious presence of our Lord after three years of battling cancer. Philip was born to Charles and Eva Davis on July 2, 1938, in Healdton, OK. He grew up with three younger brothers, Gary, Gene and J.R., and sang with them as The Davis Brothers Quartet.

Phil attended Minnesota Bible College and earned a Bachelor of Theology in 1960. He met Ella Dennis while in college, and they were married in Ladysmith, WI in 1959. After earning his pre-med degree at Milligan College in Johnson City, TN, Phil attended Vanderbilt University Medical School in Nashville, graduating with his M.D. in 1966.

Phil was a captain in the U.S Army Medical Corps from 1967-9, serving one tour in Vietnam as a surgeon at a battalion aid station. He then did his OB/GYN residency at Kern County General Hospital in Bakersfield, after which he served at the Bureau of Indian Affairs hospital in Shiprock, New Mexico. He joined the San Dimas Medical Group in Bakersfield in 1973, practicing until his retirement in 2009.

His first wife, Ella, died just days after their 50th Wedding Anniversary. In 2011 and after being family friends for more than 35 years, Phil was married to Leanne Ostrovski until his passing.

During his years in Bakersfield, Phil served as an elder and teacher at Christ's Church of the Valley. He served on the Board of Directors of Pacific Christian College in Fullerton (now Hope International University), was a Director of the Christian Medical Association, and served as Medical Director of the Bakersfield Pregnancy Center. Phil sang as tenor in Bakersfield's Masterworks Chorale, making two European tours. With Ella, he participated on short-term medical missions to Guatemala. As an OB/GYN, he delivered an estimated 8,000 babies, finishing his career being named Bakersfield Physician of the Year.

Phil was preceded in death by his parents, Eva and Charles, his first wife Ella, and two of his brothers, Gene and J.R. Phil is survived by his wife, Leanne; by children Mark (Carrie) Davis of Canby, OR, Diane Giffey of Bainbridge Island, WA, Debbie Davis of La Habra, CA, Mike (Celeste) Davis of Aliso Viejo, CA, and by brother Gary (Jeannine) Davis of Oregon City, OR; by grandchildren Bethany, Tianna (Devon), Mataya and Ian; great-grandson Benjamin; and by step children Brian (Debi) Ostrovski, Amy (Landon) Bogan, and step grandchildren Houston, Tyler (Autem), Austyn and Dallas, and by step great-grandchildren Aiden, Analeeah, and Thea.

Visitation will be from 5-9pm on Thursday, September 7 at Hillcrest Mortuary, 9101 Kern Canyon Rd. The chapel service will be at 10am on Friday, September 8, also at Hillcrest. In lieu of flowers, donations in Phil's name may be made to Christ's Church of the Valley 'Missions Fund' at 13701 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93314, or to Hoffmann Hospice at 8501 Brimhall Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312.