Baker City, Baker County, Oregon
Glen J. Davis, 76, of Baker City, died Jan. 15, 2006, at his home.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Allen Bingham will conduct.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Coles Funeral Home. There will be a graveside service at 12:30 p.m. MST at the Logan City Cemetery in Logan, Utah.
Glen was born on May 20, 1929, at Logan, Utah. He was the son of Glen J. Davis and Olga Zilles Davis. He was the oldest son, followed by George Davis of Anchorage, Alaska; Marie Farnes of Ogden, Utah; Ronald Davis of Springville, Utah; Wayne Davis of Millville, Utah; and stepsister, Frances Kay Carlson of Ogden, Utah.
At the age of 9, Glen was baptized at the Logan LDS Temple. He was a 1947 Logan High School graduate. While in high school, he was active in the R.O.T.C. After graduation, he enlisted in the army serving for three years. He served two additional years in the National Guard.
Glen then found an orange-and- black Plymouth convertible he was fond of while working at Standard Oil in Pocatello, Idaho. In 1955, Glen married Elmoyne Hoge in the Logan Temple.
Standard Oil transferred them to Bountiful, Utah. where they had Steve Davis, Glenda Smith, Rick Davis and Allen Davis. The company then transferred Glen to Baker City. Glen and Elmoyne then added Sandra to their family, making five children.
The family then purchased property on Wingville Road to build a house, raise cattle, sheep, milk cows and to involve the kids in 4-H. The family was always active in the 4-H program and also in the LDS church functions following the great example of their parents.
In 1979, Glen married Elnora “Elly” Rawlings at the Ogden Temple. Elly had three children, Mark Luker, Kathy Perrenoud and Mike Davis. Glen and Elly raised cows, goats and registered poodles. Glen retired from Chevron in 1986. He spent his last six months of work in Pasco, Wash.
In 1986, Glen and Elly were called to the Bagio Philippines mission where they served for two years, loving every minute of it. In 1997, they called Hewitt and Holcomb parks their home, living there on the river as caretakers.
Glen’s interests were hunting and fishing, bowling and golfing. He served as primary teacher, Scoutmaster, Sunday school teacher, branch president and high priest for the LDS Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boy Scouts of America or the LDS Missionary Fund through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, January 20, 2006
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
