Hal A. Davis

Dr. Hal Avon Davis, Jr., 79, of Asheboro, NC, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Grace Hospital, Morganton, NC. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Brian Gawf and the Rev. Connie Weaver officiating. Dr. Davis was born October 18, 1932. He was the son of the late Hal Avon Davis and Martha Jones Bass Davis. Dr. Davis graduated from High Point Central High School, attended Davidson College and graduated from UNC School of Dentistry. He served his country in the US Air Force at Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile, Al, from 1957 "� 1959. He opened his dental practice in Asheboro in 1959. Upon his retirement in 1994, he taught in the dental hygiene program at Guilford Technical Community College until 2007. He also enjoyed his fill-in work at other dental offices. He was a member of the N.C. Dental Society and the Randolph County Dental Society, where he enjoyed the fellowship of his dental colleagues. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon, elder and Sunday school teacher. He was an Eagle Scout and supported his sons Eagle achievement. Dr. "D"� respected and loved his patients and staff. He enjoyed sharing his garden harvest with others. His love of giving and generosity was appreciated by his family and community. He loved the annual family beach trips, grandchildren's activities, his animals, fishing, bowling and UNC basketball. Dr. Davis is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marion Davis, of the home; daughters, Dr. Deborah H. Davis, of Morganton, NC, and her children, William H. Singley, Julia B. Singley and Thomas J. Singley, Karen E. Coltrane and husband, Warren, of High Point, NC, and her children, Kathleen E. Hall and Evelyn R. Cabon; sons, Hal A. Davis, III, and wife, Louise, of Charlotte, NC, and their children, Rose E. Davis and Emma G. Davis, Thomas E. Davis and wife, Jayne, of Wake Forest, NC, and their dogs, Dare and Tally; sisters, Martha Ann Springer, Mary Beth Masline and husband, Richard, all of Charlotte, NC; sisters-in-law, Carole McKinley, of Rockledge, FL, Neal Maness, of Austin, TX; son-in-law, Dewayne Singley, of Morganton, NC. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 420 West Walker Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27203, Christians United Outreach Center, PO Box 784, Asheboro, NC 27204, or to Habitat for Humanity of Randolph County, PO Box 669, Asheboro, NC 27204-0669.