Bobby C. Davis

Bobby Charles Davis of Orlando, Florida passed away the morning of September 12, 2025 at age 90. Bobby was born in Cookeville, Tennessee on February 26, 1935. He resided in the Nashville, Tennessee area as well as in Dayton, Ohio. He and his family moved to Orlando in 1972.

Bobby received his BS degree from New York Institute of Technology. He was a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He enlisted in military service in 1953 and served in Austria and Germany during “the Cold War.” He continued in reserve service, and during the Viet Nam War (1963-1973) held a position as a Mobilization Special Projects Officer in the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Washington, D.C. Bobby was officially retired from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995 after some forty-one years of Active and Reserve service.

Concurrent with his military pursuits, he served in the Dayton Ohio Police Department as a District Sergeant and later as a Records Supervisor. After moving to Florida, he served as Maintenance Manager for Seminole County, and then as National Manager of Facilities for Red Lobster (later Darden) Restaurants.

Bobby was preceded in death by his loving wife of sixty years, Margaret (Hazel) Davis. He is survived by one daughter, Sherry Davis Hires, Son-in-law Eric V. Hires, Granddaughter Christiana Hires Richardson, and Grandson-in-law Dennis Richardson.

In Lieu of flowers the family graciously requests donations be made to the Salvation Army. See link Below

give.salvationarmyusa.org