William "Bill" Davis

Born in Ophir, Montgomery County, February 10, 1906, William Alford Davis was destined for a great future. He was raised by his parents, Nish and Sarah Davis, on the family farm, eventually courted and married Lessie Ola Lassiter, of Troy, NC. They lived in Burlington, NC for the duration of both their lives. He owned his own business as an insurance representative for a life insurance company - cannot remember which one! He and Lessie did not have any children. They lived in a beautiful home on Tarleton Avenue in Burlington - right around the corner from my parents, Jeanne and Bill Diffee. We ate dinner with them every Saturday night - steak as I was growing up. I remember Uncle Bill very fondly - he joked and teased me and was a lot of fun. It was very sad when he died young, IMO. Aunt Lessie lived to be in her late 80's in the same home. My Aunt Betty Boswell Haywood (Reece) now lives in that renovated home.