Oct 7, 2006 2 min read

Alfred Davis, Sr., 85, of Strabane Woods, Pa., formerly of Brownsville and California, Pa., died Friday, October 6, 2006, at 3:15 a.m. in Washington County Health Center, Washington, Pa. Born December 27, 1920, in Brownsville, Pa., he was the son of the late Roman and Ginnie Youre Davis.

He enjoyed playing the accordion and gave lessons to many students.

Mr. Davis was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Belle Vernon, Pa. He was a retired long rod mill worker from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Monessen Plant. He served in the United States Army in Germany in the European Theater of Operations as an antiaircraft artillery automatic weapons crewman.

In 1947, he married his wife of 59 years, Helen Coban Davis who survives and resides in Washington, Pa.

Also surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law: Alfred Davis, Jr. and wife, Beverly of Washington and Dr. Dennis Davis and wife, Evelyn of McMurray, Pa.; three grandchildren: Natalie Lenkiewicz and husband, Lenny, Mark Davis and wife, Jennifer, Kyra Williams and husband, Ryan; two great-grandchildren: Ashley and Brittany Lenkiewicz; three sisters: Norma Quarzo of Brownsville, Pa., Marie Mancini of Uniontown and Lenora Augustus of Allentown, Pa. and several nieces and nephews.

Two brothers, John Gallice and Anthony Davis and two sisters, Josephine Migliore and Rose Acklin, preceded him in death.

Visitations will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. in the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME, Family Owned and Operated, 626 BROAD AVENUE, BELLE VERNON, Pa., (724-929-6183).

Relatives and friends will gather on Monday, October 9, 2006, at 11 a.m. in HOLY RESURRECTION ORTHODOX CHURCH, MARY STREET, BELLE VERNONE for a funeral service with the Very Rev. John J. Kluchko Pastor officiating.

Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Parastas Services will be held Sunday evening at 8 p.m. in the funeral home.

Condolences accepted at the funeral homes web site, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.