Melvin M. Davis

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Monday, September 26, 2011, at First Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Watson, pastor of Hobart Baptist Church, and Rev. Jim Powell, retired Baptist pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Davis was born July 26, 1938 in Wheeler to Wylie and Cleo Davis. He had been a resident of Pampa since 1954. He married Norma Jean Bullard on December 22, 1957 in Pampa. Melvin worked for Natural Gas Pipeline for 28 years, retiring in 1996. He began coaching with the Pampa Optimist Youth Club in 1965 and became a lifetime member in 1968. He had been a member of Hobart Baptist Church since 1997. He enjoyed fishing, watching sports, embroidering, working crossword puzzles, camping and spending time with his family. He was a wonderful husband, father, Paw Paw, friend and mentor. SURVIVORS: his wife: Jeanne Davis of the home; 2 sons: Clifford Davis and wife Dennel of Ulysses, Kansas, and Kevin Davis and wife Whitney of Pampa; 5 sisters: Cleta Trimble, Joy Haynes and husband Walden and Sharon Brown, all of Pampa, Nellie Williams of Sudan, and Glenda Ruth Pecka of Tucson, Arizona; 4 grandchildren: Amanda Germann and husband Brad, Nathan Davis, Keenan Davis and fiancée Ashlee Winkleblack and Tanner Davis; 1 great-grandson: Zach Germann; and many other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, James Davis and Aaron Davis, and by a sister, Wylene Lee.MEMORIALS: Pampa Optimist Youth Club, P.O. Box 802, Pampa, Texas 79066-0802, or Hobart Baptist Church, 1100 W. Crawford, Pampa, Texas 79065.