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WARREN ROY DAVIS 1933-2018

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BIOGRAPHY

From TROWEL, Spring 1991, Page 3:

Bro. Davis, a Senior DeMolay of Maiden Chapter, where he earned the Cross of Honor, is an Active DeMolay Legionnaire of Honor. Three of four sons, Frederick W.. William A., and J. Scott are Past Master Councilors of Saugus Chapter, those three and a fourth son, Bruce, have been Raised in Bethlehem Lodge, Lynn, where their father was Raised in 1955 and served as Master in 1970. Warren has been Treasurer for 20 years and is an affiliate with Mt. Carmel and Golden Fleece Lodges of Lynn, The DeMolay Lodge of Boston, and Ossipee Valley Lodge No. 24, Ossipee, NH.

Married to Lois E. (Dorman) Davis, who is the head cook at Saugus High School where some 200 senior citizens gather each day for a meal, they are also parents of daughters Susan, and Karen, both Rainbow Girls with Saugus Assembly. Susan is a Past Worthy Advisor. The family is affiliated with the First Lutheran Church of Maiden. Warren had been Sunday School Superintendent of the Linden Congregational Church of Maiden. A retired Manager of Contract Administration at the General Electric plant in Lynn, he is a graduate of the GE Apprentice Course and the Lowell Institute. He is a member of the GE Trowel Club and the GE Elfun Society that works for charity. He now has a consulting and sales firm known as Davis Associates.

Davis served the Lynn 8th District as District Deputy Grand Master in 1984-85, is a member of the York and Scottish Rite Bodies, and is the organist for many Masonic Bodies. He has also worked on several Grand Master's Fair committees. Although he did not receive the necessary two-thirds majority vote on the first ballot, R. W. Raymond W. Williamson conceded the election to Davis.

OBITUARY

From Legacy.com:

OSSIPEE, N.H. -- Warren Roy Davis, age 85, of Ossipee, N.H., and formerly of Saugus, where he resided for more than 40 years, passed away peacefully at home, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Lois Elaine (Dorman) Davis. He was born in Malden, the son of the late Roy N. and Margaret O. (Stiles) Davis. Prior to his retirement, he was a manager at General Electric for 37 years. A devoted father and family man, he was also committed to the Masons, where he was initiated in the Bethlehem Lodge in December 1954. Warren was a member of several Lodges, including Mount Carmel, Golden Fleece, Columbian, Winslow Lewis, the Masters Lodge and Norumbega Fraternity, all of Massachusetts, as well as Morning Star and Ossipee Valley of New Hampshire. He served as Worshipful Master in several of the Lodges, was District Deputy Grand Master, Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Vermont. He received the distinguished Henry Price Medal and served more than 63 years as a Mason. Warren was also a member of the Legion of Honor of DeMolay, Scottish and York Rite Bodies of Massachusetts and of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. He enjoyed traveling to Aruba, attending family gatherings, was an excellent organist and was charitable by nature. He had a gift of offering sound advice and an unassuming spirit. Warren is survived by his children, Frederick W. Davis and Maryann of Danvers, William A. Davis and Laura of Loveland, Ohio, J Scott Davis and Barbara of Saugus, Susan L. Kelleher and Paul of Ossipee, N.H., Bruce R. Davis and Rebecca of Penacook, N.H., and Karen Davis and partner John Sobolewski of Salem; his sister, Marjorie L. Davis of Ossipee, N.H.; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Ralph E. Davis and his beloved sister-in-law, Priscilla R. Davis. Service information: Warren's funeral service will be held in the First Congregational Church, 300 Central St., Saugus, on Monday at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. Burial will follow in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. Visitation will be Sunday, 4-8 p.m. in the GOODRICH Funeral Home, 128 Washington St., Lynn. A Masonic service will be held at 6 p.m. For those desiring, memorials may be made to the Scottish Rite Charities, the Golden Fleece Lodge, Lynn or the Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice.


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