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Homer T. Davis |
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June 7, 1916 ~ August 14, 2017 |
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August 23, 2017 |
Homer T. Davis, a long time Troy resident,
passed away August 14, 2017. Homer enjoyed 101
years of interesting living.
He was born on Barker's Creek in North Carolina
on June 7, 1916, where he learned the art of
moonshining. In 1935, he left home in a 1928
Chevrolet which was packed with six other people
for his first road trip of many to Washington
state. After a short career in logging in
Washington, he moved on to Centennial Valley in
Montana to deliver mail and then worked around
Dillon as a supplier to sheep herders.
When WWII commenced, he joined the Army in 1940
and served as an MP in Monterrey, where he met
his future wife, Adeline, before shipping
overseas to the European theater to direct
traffic in the war zone.
After his discharge in 1945 with a Good Conduct
Metal and two Bronze Stars, he returned to North
Carolina and then went to California, where he
married Adeline, fathered a son, Homer Jr., and
five years later a daughter, Sandra.
After trucking a short while in Los Angeles, the
urge to return to Montana overcame him. He
ranched and later bartended in Dunk Chisholm's
bar in Jordan, Montana. Managing bars became his
employment until retirement.
He was owner of the Halfway House with brother
Lee and then after selling the Halfway House,
moved on to manage the VFW in Troy and later the
one in Whitefish, Montana.
Shortly after retiring from the Whitefish VFW,
he moved to Alaska to spend a winter and a
summer before returning to Montana. He spent one
more summer in Alaska digging for gold and then
returned to Troy and spent most of his remaining
years near the Halfway House owned by Billy Joe,
his best friend and nephew.
He enjoyed camping on the Yaak, especially on
Pete Creek, with his foster children, Bruce and
Tony and their families. Near Pete Creek, he has
a campground named in his honor.
Also, by this time he had perfected his stories
about his youth in North Carolina, his days in
the Army, and his bartending days in Troy and
dearly loved sharing them with family and
friends. During this time, his moonshine skills
were revived, which he used to brew more than a
few batches of his treasured Grandpa Davis'
“recipe.”
Surviving immediate family are Sandra and her
husband, Doug Dasher, New Mexico, Homer Jr. and
Maggie Davis, Montana, Tony and Edamae Davis,
Idaho, Bruce and Natalie Davis, North Dakota,
and Billy Joe Davis, Troy, grandchildren Melissa
Gloria, Josh Davis, Keshia Holt, April and Mindy
Dixon and 13 great grandchildren.
Homer T, your stories, your humor and your
moonshine will be sorely missed by many.
Services for Homer were held August 17 at the
Troy Church of God. Arrangements were under the
care of Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home of
Libby. Online condolences and memories may be
shared by visiting
www.schnackenbergfh.com. |
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