ET2 Charles ‘Ted’ Davis
  BJU-2 1962-63
  d. 2-15-2022
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   - Ocracoke Island Memorial, Loop Shack Hill
   
- Beach Jumpers Memorial Honor Roll
   
- Deceased Members Personal Tributes
   
    - CAPT Douglas Fairbanks Jr. USNR
    
- Members A-F
    
     - Allen, Donovan, EN2,  BJU2
     
- Allen, James LTjg BJU3&8
     
- Aucoin, Gary RD3, BJU2
     
- Barber, Richard RM2, BJU2
     
- Barry, Robert LT, BJU2
     
- Bartholdi, Joseph RD1, BJU2
     
- Benjamins, Edwin CRM, BJU6
     
- Bittner, Burt LT, BJU6
     
- Bobick, William, RD3, BJU1
     
- Bohannan, John RD2, BJU2
     
- Boyea, Henry GM3, BJU1
     
- Boyum, Danny EN2, BJU1
     
- Brewer, Charles QM3, BJU2
     
- Briggs, Ronald RM2, BJU2
     
- Brown, Donald, LCDR, BJU1
     
- Bucklew, Phil CAPT, BJU2
     
- Bullock, Harvey ENS, BJU4
     
- Burkey, Paul MM/1c, BJU1
     
- Burkholder, James EN2, BJU2
     
- Carlson, Ronald LT, BJU1
     
- Carlton, Jack ENS, BJU6
     
- Cason, GR RMCS, BJU1
     
- Casto, John RD3, BJU2
     
- Casto, Ronald RD3, BJU2
     
- Chambers, John BMSN, BJU1
     
- Chapeau, David, ETR3, BJU1
     
- Chesser, William, SK3, BJU2
     
- Clark, Curtis CWO3, BJU1
     
- Clark, Edward RM2, BJU2
     
- Clemente, Wm. LCDR, BJU2&1
     
- Cochran,Wilmer, SM2c, BJU6
     
- Conley, Harold SK3, BJU1
     
- Conner, William Jr, LTjg, BJU1
     
- Cook, Kenneth OSCS, BJU1
     
- Cooper, Dannie ETSN, BJU1
     
- Costilow, James RM1, BJU1
     
- Coutinho, Roy LT, BJU1
     
- Culp, Ralph RM3, BJU2
     
- Davies, David RMCS, BJU1
     
- Davis, Charles T., ET2, BJU2
     
- Denslow, Irving CWO2, BJU2
     
- DeWeese, Jerry RM1, BJU1
     
- Dinsmore, G. Chris, RD2, BJU1
     
- Donaghy, Sam OS1, FCG2
     
- Doornbos, Robert, CWO4, BJU1
     
- Driscoll, Frederic RDm1/c, BJU4
     
- Dunton, Lewis RADM, BJU6
     
- Eason, Charles DP1, BJU1
     
- Eiben, Michael,  LTjg, BJU1
     
- English, Lon RD2, BJU1
     
- Engman, Clayton RM2, BJU1
     
- Everett, Richard ETN2, BJU1
     
- Fahey, Edwatd F. RMC, BJU1
     
- Fallen, David CDR, BJU2
     
- Fanning, Norris RT/2c, BJU7
     
- Frankenfield, Warren RD3, BJU2
     
- Franklin, James OS1, BJU1
     
 
- Members G-L
    
     - Gacek, Chester RM3/c, BJU9
     
- Gallagher, Rodney RMSN, BJU2
     
- Glaza, David OS2, BJU1
     
- Grauten, Henry LTjg., BJU7
     
- Harris, John AE1, BJU11
     
- Hanlon, Charles RD3, BJU2
     
- Harvey, C.Felix LT, BJU2
     
- Havyer, William, ETN2, BJU2
     
- Hayes, Simon, RD3, BJU2
     
- Hendry, James CDR, BJU2
     
- Hennessy, Peter LTjg, BJU2
     
- Hill, Kenneth L. SKCS, BJU2
     
- Hoatson, Norman ET2, BJU1
     
- Hobbs, Jim CAPT, BJU1
     
- Hoffman, Benjamin LTjg, BJU2
     
- Hogan, Joseph ENS, BJU6
     
- Hollers, James PN3, BJU2
     
- Hower, William LTjg, BJU1
     
- Johnson, Joe ET2, BJU2
     
- Johnson, William RMC, BJU1
     
- Jones, Lynn IC3, BJU1
     
- Jones, William, RD2, BJU1
     
- Kenyon, Richard LTjg, BJU2
     
- Kersting, William CAPT, BJU1
     
- Kilburn, Franklin SK2, BJU2
     
- Kisselburg,Ken ETSN, BJU1
     
- Kittelson,Gary, LTjg BJU2
     
- Kreske, Malcom RT/3c, BJU9
     
- Krolak, John, RM3, BJU2
     
- Kropf, Robert ETCS, BJU1
     
- Lando, Robert CDR, BJU4
     
- Lane, Charles RD3, BJU1
     
- LaPointe, Norman, ET3, BJU2
     
- Lasell, Max CAPT, BJU2
     
- Lee, Thurman ENCS, BJU2
     
- Long, John P, CDR, BJU2
     
 
- Members M-S
    
     - MacGilvray, Bruce RD2, BJU1
     
- Maguire, Robert GM/1c, BJU4 & 11
     
- Manfield Jr, John J, QM3, BJU2
     
- Marco, Thomas RD3, BJU1
     
- Marino, Al ENFN, BJU1
     
- Marscher, John LTjg, BJU2
     
- Matula, George GMG1, BJU2
     
- McAndrew, James QM1, BJU2
     
- McBride, Robert LT., BJU2
     
- McCormack, Elmer LCDR, BJU1
     
- McCue, George BM1, BJU2
     
- McGath, Arthur, EN3, BJU2
     
- McGregor, James RM2,  BJU1
     
- McLeod, John EMC, BJU1
     
- McQuade, Patrick EN3, BJU1
     
- Miller, Donald EN2, BJU2
     
- Miller, Herman RMC, BJU2
     
- Miller, Wayne EM2, BJU2
     
- Mohn, Larry ETN2, BJU1
     
- Mohler, Phillip GSCS, BJU1
     
- Moncrief, Phillip LTjg., BJU1
     
- Moore, Charles EN3, BJU2
     
- Moore, Frank SFM2, BJU2
     
- Morrissey, James ET3, BJU2 & 1
     
- Mullen, George LCDR, BJU9
     
- Mulqueen, Jerry RD2, BJU2
     
- Munro, Robert EN3, BJU1
     
- Murphy, Chester CDR, BJU2
     
- Nagel, Roger FN, BJU1
     
- Newberg, Gary ETC, BJU1
     
- Niederer, Otto LT, BJU1 & 2
     
- Oden, Dickie RM2, BJU1
     
- O'Donnell, William EM1, BJU2
     
- Olney, Austin LT, BJU6
     
- Peterson, Thomas PN3, BJU2
     
- Placek, Donald RD2, BJU2
     
- Price, Robert, CDR, BJU2
     
- Prince, Michael OSCS, BJU1
     
- Pollock, Charles LT, BJU2
     
- Rainie, Robert CRM, BJU1&9
     
- Ramsey, Homer RM3, BJU1
     
- Reynolds, Charles, SFM2, BJU2
     
- Richter, Philip RD1, BJU2
     
- Rodolfich, Steve, RM3, BJU1
     
- Root, Larry YN3, BJU1
     
- Ross, Clyde BM3, BJU2
     
- Roy, Robert ETM2/c, BJU6
     
- Rumfield, Stanley, CTM2, BJU1
     
- Sandwick, John QM/2c, BJU3
     
- Ryan, Edward SN, BJU2
     
- Sander, Louis LTjg, BJU2
     
- Scott, James SK2c, BJU10
     
- Seekins, Pearley, EM3, BJU2
     
- Seymour, George ETCM, BJU1
     
- Skinner, William SM /2c, BJU1
     
- Skorheim, Robert LTjg, BJU2
     
- Slattery, Ernest BM1, BJU2
     
- Smither, Danny IC3, BJU1
     
- Stambaugh, Carl RM1, BJU1
     
- Stamper, Michael SFM3, BJU2
     
- Stanley, Eugene, RD2, BJU2
     
- Steffen, Werner CDR, BJU1
     
- Stuber, Richard RMC, BJU1
     
- Summa, Raymond ET3,  BJU2
     
- Sutherland, Donald RD3, BJU1
     
- Swanson, Raynor EWCM, BJU1
     
 
- Members T-Z
    
     - Thomas, Stephen LT, BJU2
     
- Timmons, Edward, RMC, BJU1
     
- Toti, Frank RD3, BJU1
     
- Tucker, Bruce ENFN, BJU2
     
- Tumey, John W. ET2, BJU1
     
- VanWinkle, Daniel, LT, BJU1
     
- Vorndran, Charles RM/2c, BJU5 & 9
     
- Watson, David OSCM, BJU1
     
- Wall, James E. GM3, BJU1
     
- Watson, Richard RMC, BJU1
     
- Wenzlaff, George OSCS, BJU1
     
- Willis, Berry CDR, BJU1
     
- Witherspoon, Charles CDR, BJU1
     
- Wolf, Bernard LTjg, BJU2
     
- Woods, Larry SFM3, BJU1
     
- Wootten, Thomas CDR, BJU1
     
- YellowEagle, James ADJ3, BJU1
     
- Zeiger, Steve ETR2, BJU2
     
 
- - - - -Honorary Associates- - - -
    
- John B. Dwyer, Author, History of Navy Beach Jumpers
    
- Earl O'Neal, Ocracoke Island Historian
    
 
 
  
 
 
   
   
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
  Charles T. "Ted" Davis, of Tiffin and formerly of Waldo, passed away on Tuesday 
  evening, February 15, 2022 at Marion General Hospital.
  He was born on December 2, 1942, in Danville, IL, to Charles T. and Joanne 
  (Keene) Davis. On September 15, 1978, he married Wanda Hoerig.
  He is survived by his wife, Wanda Davis of Tiffin; son, Earl M. Davis of Utica; 
  daughters, Melissa Spencer of Marion and Heather (Chad) Wolfe of Gahanna; 
  brother, David (Patty) Davis of Topeka, KS; 10 grandchildren; 9 great 
  grandchildren and one on the way.
  He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Charles T. Davis, III; and sisters, 
  Nancy Lee Razmus and Linda Howard.
  Ted was a graduate of Bismark High School in Danville, IL and served in the 
  United States Navy from July 6, 1960 to November 18, 1963. He started his 
  career off as an electrical apprentice at General Motors and then was a Plant 
  Manager in Lancaster. Ted then worked at Hayes Albion and Harvard Industries 
  as a maintenance supervisor and retired from Cypress Industries in Marion. After 
  retiring, he worked as the Industrial Maintenance Program Coordinator at Tri-
  Rivers for 17 years. He was a member of the Marion Moose Lodge #889 and 
  enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson, gardening, feeding the birds, tinkering and 
  building things and remolding his house. He enjoyed traveling with his brother 
  and sister-in-law, David & Patty to Yellowstone and surrounding areas, Blue 
  Ridge and Smokeys, the Great Lakes and New England Ted was one of a kind, 
  generous, forgiving and kind.
  His Funeral Service will be at 12:00 Noon on Monday, February 21, 2022 at 
  Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home & Crematory, 236 S. Washington St., 
  Tiffin, Ohio 44883, (419) 447-2424 with Rev. Mark Bishop officiating. Burial will be 
  private in Greenlawn Cemetery with military honors being conducted by the 
  United Veterans Council.
  Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the Service on 
  Monday at the funeral home.
  Memorial contributions may be made to the Tri-Rivers Career Center.
 
  
 
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