Frank L. Davis

Frank L. Davis, 74, passed away at his home in Pierce on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008.

Frank was born to Ruby and Vida Davis on Jan. 18, 1934, at Harpster. He attended school at Harpster and Lapwai. Frank worked at and owned several gas stations in Lewiston and Orofino. By the early 1960s, Frank owned his first logging truck, adding a couple more trucks, then purchasing an existing fleet of 10 logging trucks by the 1970s. The fleet stands at 17 logging trucks to date. Frank, a self-taught mechanic, earned a name throughout the logging industry and he was sought out for diagnosing truck breakdowns.

Frank had many hobbies throughout his lifetime, including spending time waxing his cars for car shows, hauling royalty in his 1966 T-Bird convertible in parades, boating at Dworshak, waterskiing, fishing, hunting, four-wheeling, bidding against his wife at estate auctions and collecting guns.

He was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother Reuben, sisters Almira and Elenore, son Gary Davis Wilfong, and his grandsons Mathew Wilfong and William Edrick Hall.

Frank is survived by his wife, Kathie, of Lewiston and Pierce; his children Pat Davis of Alaska, Dianna (Butch) Alfrey of Lapwai, Denise (Bill) Hall of Orofino, and Dezra Marcell and Geoff Riener, both of Lewiston; grandchildren Justyn Hall, Sandra Alfrey, Eric Alfrey, Jordan Alfrey, Michael Davis Wilfong and Carrie Davis; great-grandchildren, Kailey and Kaiden Hall, Madison Alfrey, Jassmin Alfrey, Jaide Wilhelm, Jerica Wilhelm and Gaberiel Alfrey; stepdaughters, Tina Snodderly of Lewiston, Bobbi Laws of Lewiston; and his stepgrandchildren, Taylor Mann, Tanner Snodderly, Keely Petticord and Lacie Burley.

We celebrate his life of more than 74 years and all that earned him the love, the admiration and the respect of family and friends, feeling grateful for our time with him, enriched for having known him, and feeling blessed to have his remarkable spirit here among us forever.

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From all of us, we love you. May God comfort you. May you find assurance in his presence, comfort in his mercy, and peace in his love. Frank, may you also find comfort in the arms of the angels we love you and will dearly miss your humor.

Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home in Lewiston is handling the arrangements.

Funeral services for Frank Davis have been scheduled for noon Saturday, Feb. 23, at Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home, with burial at Normal Hill Cemetery.