Waters S Davis III

Tuesday, January 01, 2013 at the Cape Cod Hospital of acute

respiratory failure. Born on October 30, 1927 in New Rochelle, N.Y.,

he was the son of the late Waters S. Davis, Jr. and Alice Batchelder

Davis.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Phyllis; his son, Waters S.

Davis, IV and his wife, Karen and their two sons, Alexander and

Andrew; his daughter, Paige Andrews and her children, Ashley Barneby

and her husband, John; and Forrest Andrews and his wife, Katie. He

was looking forward to the birth of a great-granddaughter later this

year. He is also survived by his half-brother, Richard O. Sanford,

his wife, Susan and nephew, Charles of Wellington, FL; and nephew J.

Roger Davis and niece Lisa Bailey, children of Roger Davis.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers, Roger

and Jeremy.

He attended Hotchkiss Preparatory School, New York University and

received his Masters of Journalism from the University of Texas.

After serving in the U. S. Navy Submarine Corp., he joined General

Electric in Schenectady, NY and later Weekly and Valenti Advertising

in Houston, TX. After the death of his father, he became manager of

the family’s third generation ranching operation in West Texas. He

sold his interest in the ranching operation in 1982 and he and Phyllis

moved to Cape Cod.

He immediately became active as a vestry member of St. Mary’s

Episcopal Church, a Board of Trustee member of Sturgis Library and an

active member of Cape Cod Men’s Club, where he pursued one of his

greatest interests, bridge. He also loved his cats and reading.

A Memorial Service will be celebrated at 10 am on Saturday, January 5,

2013 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 3055 Main Street, Barnstable, MA

02630.

Donations in Waters’ memory may be made to the Sturgis Library, 3090

Main Street, P.O. Box 606, Barnstable, MA 02630 or St. Mary’s

Episcopal Church, P. O. Box 395, Barnstable, MA 02630