Charles R. Davis

Charles was a devoted husband and father…a man of integrity.

Survived by his wife, Doris Davis of Dallas; daughter, Eva Bell of Pleasanton, CA; and sister, Ada Weatherread of Dallas.

Charles was born in a small community in East Texas…South Sulpher. He attended school in Fairlie and Commerce, before being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. He served his country in the European Theatre as a message coder and decoder in the Signal Corp.

After returning home to Commerce, Charles attended East Texas State Teacher’s College where he graduated with a BA (1950)…Followed by a Master’s degree in Math and Education. (1954)

Charles taught school for 35 years. He was a teacher at Nathaniel Hawthorne in Dallas for 23 years…where he was named teacher of the year. He had a passion for inspiring students and instilling the desire to learn.

His first assignment after graduating was as a principal and district teacher in Delwin, Texas…a one-room school for all grades. Then, he moved to Greenville and taught at Peniel, Texas as principal and math teacher. He settled in Dallas in 1962 where he taught at Hawthorne and retired in 1985.

After retirement, he and his wife, Doris traveled throughout the country from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and from Canada to Mexico. He also worked part-time for Adesa Automobile Auction for twenty years before finally retiring again in February, 2012.

Charles was a member of Central Nazarene Church. His warmth, wit and Christian spirit will be missed by all who knew and loved him.