Ralph Charles Davis – 67, a lifelong resident of Duxbury, passed away in the comfort of his home and family on Wednesday evening, January 13, 2016. Born in Montpelier on November 8, 1948, he was the son of Helen (Burbank) Davis and the late Ralph Preston Davis. On June 15, 1974, he married Marsha L. Jennings in Starksboro. Ralph was a 1966 graduate of Waterbury High School and then went on to serve his country as a member of the US Army during the Vietnam War from 1968 – 1971. Upon his military discharge, Ralph returned home and from 1971 – 1976 worked for the former Plant and Griffith Lumber Co. in Jonesville as a homebuilder. Ralph then joined his father in the operation of the Davis family farm in Duxbury until 1989. Following, Ralph began a long and successful career working for the State of Vermont in Buildings and General Services, first for over 20 years in Burlington where he was a supervisor and then at the Waterbury State Complex as a Master Electrician for 5 years, retiring in 2013. In his leisure time Ralph enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, motorcycle riding, woodworking and woodcarving. Loving and dedicated to his family, Ralph thoroughly enjoyed time spent with his wife, children, grandchildren, attending family gatherings throughout the years and was admired for his dedication to his parents. Ralph served the Town of Duxbury as a member of the Historical Society, the Graves Cemetery Association, the Planning Commission and was a member of the Waterbury Congregational Church. Ralph is loved and mourned by his wife, Marsha L. Davis of Duxbury; his mother, Helen Davis of Duxbury; his children, Jennifer Bombard and her husband Christopher of Duxbury, Charles Davis and his wife Beth of Duxbury; 7 grandchildren, Cheyenne, Connor, Jordan, Daniel, Logan, Natalie and Emmah; his sister, Ethel May (Davis) Montuori and her husband Dominick of White River Jct.; as well as extended family. Ralph was predeceased by a sister, Gloria Ann Davis. Memorial services will be held from the Waterbury Congregational Church on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 11 a.m. where friends and family may call from 10 a.m. until the hour of the service. A reception will follow in the church dining room. Spring inurnment will take place in the Graves Cemetery, Duxbury. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Waterbury Ambulance Service, PO Box 95, Waterbury Center VT 05677 or to the Waterbury Area Senior Center, 14 Stowe Street, Waterbury, VT 05676. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com and the funeral home Facebook page.

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