Donald R. Davis, Sr., 78, of Ottawa, formerly of Robinson, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 23, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Wilbur Zeal, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park where full military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
Donald was born on September 5, 1935 in Matthew, Missouri, to Edgar and Nellie (McKinney) Davis. He married June Audrey Hammond on September 18, 1954 in Ottawa. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was employed as a Correctional Officer at the Sheridan Correctional Center, and then for two years at Robinson, Illinois
until his retirement.
Donald is laid to rest in the Garden of Psalms.