Calvin Marvin Davis Sr.

He was predeceased by his mother Alice Maureen Davis (Brown), his father Iris Arvin Davis, his twin brother Stafford Arvin Davis and his older brother Roger Glenn Davis.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Agnes Marie Davis (Mabry), his sons Chad Iris Davis (wife Paula), Calvin (Jay) Marvin Davis Jr (wife Emily), and Marshall Nolan Davis (wife Lauren).

Calvin had five grandchildren: Ashley Davis, Daniel Davis, Cody Davis, Kyla Davis and Beau Davis.

His surviving brother is Kerry Wade Davis (wife Mona).

Calvin had four nieces and nephews: Holly Davis Turner, Matthew Davis, Amy Davis Combs, and Kerry Davis Jr.

Calvin was born October 6, 1950 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fresno, California. His identical twin was Stafford Davis.

He graduated from Clovis High School in 1968. He worked at Anderson Clayton, GlideUp Overhead Doors, Clovis Lumber Yard and Builder’s Equipment.

He was self employed for many years as Davis Door Service. He was well known and respected for his knowledge and skill as a garage door builder and installer, and as a welder.

After his first heart attack he closed his business and worked for Lowe’s Home Improvement Store in Clovis, California for many years where he became a department manager. He befriended and shared his knowledge with many of the young men and women he worked with. He was respected for his honesty, work ethic and skill. He was loved for his friendliness. Many customers would shop only with his assistance.

Calvin always had a love for the elderly. He was a special friend of Elvira Saunders, his wife’s great grandmother. He met his wife, Marie, at her great grandmother’s house. Later he invited Mrs. Saunders to dinner at his family’s home and hilariously did not invite his future wife. It was remembered between the two for years with much laughter. Calvin and Marie were married about 1 year later.

Calvin was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, catfishing and camping. He enjoyed these activities all his life with his brothers, sons, grandchildren, father-in-law and friends. He always was willing to share his many skills and knowledge with others. He taught all his children to hunt, fish and love the outdoors. He could track and hunt with great skill but still enjoyed just sitting in the wilderness watching a bear having fun rolling around on the ground and enjoying the sun.

Calvin shared the well honed family gift of telling stories. They could sit around telling stories and tall tales for hours. Each story was bigger and better and told at family gatherings for years. He was affectionately known as a “liar” who could tell stories with the best of them without cracking a smile.

He loved to play jokes on his wife. He loved scaring her while camping, working or at home. He especially loved bringing home some live critter hidden in his lunch box and laughing till he couldn’t stand it anymore when it scared her.

Calvin loved his hunting dogs, cats and birds. He owned many dogs, rescued numerous cats and raised cockatiels and doves. He stated for two years after losing his beloved “Buddy”, he didn’t want another dog but when taken to pick out a puppy supposedly for his wife, he fell in love with Maggie. Maggie was his last dog. She slept with him in his lap until she was too large and then never left his side.

Calvin was a lifelong Raiders and Braves fan. He never stopped rooting for the Raiders and watched happily as his Braves won the World Series this last season.

He loved family most of all. Family was most important to him. He cherished his boys: Chad, Calvin Jay and Marshall. He was proud of them and loved spending time with them hunting, fishing, watching sports or BBQing. That was precious time to him.

Teaching them to hunt and fish was important to him and important time spent. He shared with them a love of being outdoors, spending time with family, being a good father and husband, a good worker and honest man. He just loved being with them.

Calvin loved family period.Time spent with his brother, Kerry, fishing was a treasured activity. His last fishing trip was with his brother. They didn’t catch any fish that day and he was wore out but when home he was so glad he’d gone and was excited about going again.

He loved camping. These were special times spent with family. Building a fire, walking in the woods, hunting together, telling stories around the campfire, fishing the stream; these were times he treasured most and talked about.

He loved any family get together, his mom, aunts and uncles, cousins. He remembered them all getting together on weekends. They would spend hours playing games and telling stories. He was happiest when he was with family.

One of his treasured memories was a trip he took with his oldest son, Chad, to Oklahoma. He would call home to share about all the family they’d visited with, and family places they’d gone to. At numerous later times he would look at the photos they’d taken and remember stories about that trip and his family.

He taught many things to his children. He taught his middle son, Calvin Jay to weld and install garage doors. Jay worked with his dad for many years. Not only did they work many long hours at jobs all over the valley, but he would come home relating a stories of things that had happened that day. Such as the time there were three Calvin Davis’ in one garage that day at work: Calvin, Calvin Jay and the customer Calvin Davis. Or the time he couldn’t stop laughing because he’d scared Jay in a garage telling him there was a spider. He loved working with his son.

As much as he loved his older boys, it was no secret that the sun rose and set on his youngest son, Marshall. He was his “baby”. When the doctor proclaimed he was going to be a dad again, he proudly said “I know! I’m already handing out cigars!”

He was grateful his boys had all found wives that they loved and that loved them. Over the years he spent time hunting, fishing and playing cards with them just like the boys.

He loved his grandchildren. Each grandchild was special. He wasn’t one to gush out “I love you “ but he privately would speak of how much he loved each one and how proud he was of them and all their accomplishments.

Calvin was a believer in Christ and trusted his soul to Jesus. He loved watching movies about Jesus and before the pandemic attending church service. In his typical way, just before a life threatening operation he was asked by his wife if he wanted to pray for salvation, he replied “Marie, it’s OK. I already took care of it” He was a man who did not stand on ceremony and was on a first name basis with everyone- even Christ.

Calvin was a remarkable man. He was well respected as a coworker, appreciated by many as a friend and loved dearly by his family. He will be sorely missed beyond measure.

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