T. Crawley Davis

T. Crawley Davis, Jr. (Jim) died on December 23, 2002 at Heron Point Chestertown, Md. He was 82. He was born December 13, 1920 at Camp Lee, Virginia. His early years were spent in New York City, and he moved to Wilmington, Delaware while in his teens. He was graduated from The College of William and Mary and earned a masters degree from the University of Delaware. He received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and was a graduate of the Stonier School of Rutgers University. At William and Mary he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa honor fraternities and Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity. A veteran of World War II, he served in the South Pacific and completed his service in the Navy as a lieutenant. He retired from the Bank of Delaware, now PNC, as senior vice president, head of the legal department, and member of the board of directors. He was a past president of the Delaware Bankers Association. Mr. Davis was active in the American Bankers Association and was a director of that organization. His contributions to the community included serving as director and president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce; treasurer of the Wilmington YMCA; director and trustee of The Tatnall School; director of the Church Home Foundation, Inc.; and director of the Greenville Country Club. In 1980 he and his wife moved to Kinnaird’s Point, Kent County Maryland. Mr. Davis enjoyed sailing and woodworking. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Emily Myers Davis of Frederick, Maryland. Surviving are his wife Mary Booth Davis, a daughter Sally Davis Wingate of Nashville, Tennessee, two sons, the Reverend Thomas C. Davis III and George W. Davis both of Wilmington, Delaware. He is also survived by a stepson, John D. Watt III and a stepdaughter, Mary Brown Messer, both of Richmond, Virginia; six grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and a half-brother, Stephen A. Davis of Prescott, Arizona. A memorial service will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church,201 North Cross Street Chestertown, Md. on January 3, 2003 at 2:00 P.M. Interment will be held on January 4, 2003 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Md. at 11:00 A.M.. Memorials may be made to Kent Hospice Foundation, 103 Dixon Drive Chestertown, Md. 21620. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home Chestertown, Md. www.fhnfuneralhome.com