Howard H. Davis

Howard H. Davis age 89 of Maryville, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. He graduated from Porter High School and Maryville College where he played in the first Tangerine Bowl in 1947. He was a coach and teacher at Porter High School, Hiwassee College, and Everett High School. He was a member of the Blount County and Maryville College Sports Hall of Fame. He loved the Lady Vols and golf. Preceded in death by his wife, Doris (Dot) Goode Davis; parents, Walter E. and Belle Davis, brothers, James and Alfred Davis; great grandson, Blake Stoker. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, H. Hugh Jr. and Gayle Davis of Chattanooga; granddaughters, Page Wallace and husband Stephen, Anne Lauren Vickery; great grandchildren, Davis and Owen, Nicholas and Alex; brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred and Teresa Davis of Florida, Rex and Marilyn Davis of Maryville; sisters, Marjorie McCammon and Jean Jordan; sister and brother-in-law; Bernice and Wayne Forshay all of Maryville. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 9, 2013 at McCammon-Ammons-Click Chapel with Rev. Laura R. Rasor officiating. A private interment will follow the service in Grandview Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville, 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com