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Russell William Davis Obituary

Graduation Year Class of 1964
Date of Passing Oct 27, 2020
About Russell William Davis, 75, of Zanesville, Ohio, passed on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at Genesis Hospital.

He was born on August 18, 1945, in Zanesville, Ohio, a son of the late Herman Robert Davis and Delores Dunn Kerwood.

Russell was a Christian by faith and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He served in the Vietnam War with the 196th Infantry Brigade. He was a mechanic for AEP for 35 years. Russell was a member of the VFW and American Legion, enjoyed riding motorcycles and spending time with his family.

He is survived by two daughters, Trina (George) Prislipsky and Shanda (Bill) Scherer; two grandchildren, Liam and Lydia Scherer; two stepchildren, Clinton (Angie) Shriver and Amanda (Tom) Adams; eight step-grandchildren, Mason Boone, Makenna Eltringham, Blake, Caitlyn and Ashynn Adams, Hunter, Hayden and Gavin Shriver; and one sibling, Charles “C.A.” Kerwood.

In addition to his parents, Russell was preceded in death by his wife, Pamela G. Fogle Davis; two brothers, Robert Davis and Richard Davis; and two sisters, Charlotte “Sis” Ankrom and Hazel “Cook” Kerwood.

Visitation will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at the Bryan and Hardwick Funeral Home, with a funeral service at 1 p.m. Burial with Military Honors will conclude at the Greenwood Cemetery.
Russell William Davis