Davis, James "Jim" Abner, 80, passed away, Tuesday, January 22, 2013.

Jim was born September 21, 1932, to Fred Phillip and Beulah Alice (Travers) Davis in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. He graduated high school in Mt. Vernon and served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United States Navy. Jim married Shirley LaJune Wilson on June 15, 1958, in Augusta. He retired from Cessna Aircraft with the sheet metal assembly department after 39 1/2 years. Jim was a member of First United Methodist Church, Mystic Tie Masonic Lodge #74 AF & AM, the Wichita Consistory as a 32 degree mason and the Augusta Eastern Star #211.

His survivors include his wife Shirley, of the home; son and his wife, Brian and Tammy Davis; grandson, Jeron Davis and granddaughter, Lindsey Davis all of Augusta; niece, Kathy A. Davis of Satellite Beach, Florida.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Fred Davis, Jr., and a sister, Wanda Davis.

Visitation will be held Thursday, January 24, from 5-7 p.m. at Dunsford Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at the First United Methodist Church on Friday, January 25, at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Walnut Valley Cemetery in El Dorado.

A memorial has been established with the First United Methodist Church, 2420 Ohio, Augusta, Kansas 67010 or in care of the funeral home.

Dunsford Funeral Home & Crematory,
201 East Fifth Avenue, Augusta, Kansas 67010, 316 775-6363, www dunsfordfh.com