Master Sergeant Reed Ray Davis, (Retired), age 87, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at his home, under the loving care and comfort of his family and Aveanna Hospice.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, February 6, 2023, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors 2-4 p.m. Sunday, February 5, at the funeral home.
He was born June 16, 1935, in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, to the late William H. and Roxie Cassida Davis. He retired as Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force after a 21-year career. He then worked at Textron Industries as a machinist until he retired.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia “Kitty” Davis, in 2022; brothers and sisters, Leonard Davis, Dillard Davis, Clarence Davis, Guy Davis, Rex Davis, Allen Davis, and Mary Townsend.
Survivors include his children, Terry Davis, and his wife Kathy Ann, Michael Davis, and his wife, Kristy Marie, and Melissa Alford, and her husband Barry Gene, all of Shelbyville; a sister, Donna Carnes; brothers, Glenn Davis and Victor Davis; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.