J. William (Bill) Davis, 82, of Weirton, W.Va., died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 1998, in Washington Hospital. Mr. Davis, a Catholic, was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Church, Weirton, where he was also a member of the Holy Name Society. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus; D.P. Murphy Council No. 3734, Weirton; and a member of the Pittsburgh Carpet Club and the Ohio Valley Builders Club. He was past president of St. Joseph School PTA and the Madonna Boosters Club. He was first and past scout leader of Weirton Heights Fire Department Boy Scout Troop and was the founder and owner of Weirton Floor Covering for the past 48 years. On February 14, 1942, in Weirton, he married Eleanor Schumacher, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Cheryl Duff of Manassas, Va., Sharon Green of Weirton and Mary Kaye Haidle of Anderson, Ind.; three sons, James W. Davis Jr. of Weirton, Charles M. Davis of Los Angeles, Calif., and Jeff W. Davis of Weirton; two brothers, Lawrence Davis of Washington and Allen Davis of Clarkston, Mich.; and 10 grandchildren. Three sisters are deceased. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, February 7, 1998J. William Davis
Owner of Weirton Floor Covering for 48 years
He was born August 12, 1915, in Guthrie, Ky., a son of William G. and Frankie Stephens Davis.