Bayley S. Davis Sr.

He graduated from Oratory High School in Summit, NJ. He married Mary H. Davis in 1967 and together they shared 58 years of marriage. Bayley started in the liquor sales industry in the early 1970s working for Joseph Smith and Sons in Union, NJ following his tour of duty in Vietnam with the United States Army from 1969-1970. In 1982 he went out on his own and became the sole proprietor of the Lincoln Tavern in Middlesex NJ and owned the restaurant into the 1990s.

Bayley had an amazing childhood growing up in Orange, NJ and summering in Monmouth Beach, NJ as members of the Monmouth Beach Bath and Tennis Club where he and his 4 close brothers were often referred to as the “5 B’s”. As the ringleader of the “5B’s”, Bayley had an amazing knack for being able to do just about anything-he played tennis, he played golf and he could fix anything, along with being an amazing carpenter. In his teens he very proudly traded his sailboat to his cousin in Rumson, NJ for a 1929 Model A Ford Woody which he owned for over 60 years. In fact, he restored the car down to the frame and rebuilt it with all new wood himself. Ever since he was a young man, he loved boats and taught his brothers and sons how to water ski, fish and clam the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers which he loved. Bayley was a wonderful husband married to his high school sweetheart for 58 years in which they pretty much did everything together from playing tennis and golf to spending time traveling together. They resided in Shrewsbury and Rumson, NJ while ultimately retiring to Jupiter, Florida where they made wonderful friends. Bayley was a wonderful and often patient Dad that was beloved by his sons, their friends and the 5 wonderful grandchildren that referred to him as Big Oppa. He treated everyone like they were a friend, and you never heard anyone utter a bad word about him.

Bayley is survived by his wife Mary; his sons, Bayley Jr. and his wife Michele and Ryan and his wife Geraldine along with five grandchildren, Jack, Avery, Charlotte, Elizabeth and Colin Davis and brothers, Bernard and his wife Eileen, Robert and his wife Patricia and Bruce and his wife Sue Anne.

Bayley was predeceased by his parents, William and Ruth Davis and his brother, William Davis Jr.

A celebration of life will be held later