John Ashton Davies

John was born in Youngstown, Ohio on August 05, 1932, the son of John E. and Amy (Burdett) Davies, and was a graduate of Amo High School.

Mr. Davies proudly served in the United States Marine Corp. Firefighter Davies was a Life Member of the IVFA serving 55 years on the Hilmon Firefighters and the Fillmore Community Volunteer Fire Departments in District 11B. John served as the IVFA Secretary and the IVFA Historian. He also served as District 11B Secretary. In addition to his working as a firefighter, John also worked for many years at IBM until his retirement in March of 1987.

Survivors include his son, Mike Davies, (wife-Kim); two grandchildren, Amanda Hutcheson, (husband-Jared), and M. Adam Davies, (wife-Heather); six great grandchildren, Garrett, Hadleigh, and Marlee Hutcheson, and Atley, Oakley, and Ada Davies; a brother, Richard Davies, (wife-Marie); and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 64 years, Maxine Gibson Davies; and an infant son, Myron James Davies.

Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 21, 2021, at Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department, 12 Hendricks Street, Fillmore, IN 46128. Burial will follow in Fillmore Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service on Monday.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 17, Fillmore, Indiana 46128.

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