Marvin Davies

Marvin John Davies, age 86, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Sun City, AZ. He was born in Herkimer, NY, on March 17, 1935, the son of Richard Davies and Gladys Pugh Davies. He graduated from Remsen Central High School in 1952. Marv served his country as a Navy Seabee from 1954-1958. Upon returning to Remsen, Marv drove trucks for Mohawk Farms and Holland Patent Farmers Co-Op, picking up farmer’s milk in bulk. He then delivered ice cream on Long Island for Dairylea out of Utica, NY. Marv retired from the Oneida County Highway Department (Barneveld Garage). He married Jeanette Murray on July 28, 1956, in Remsen, NY. After retirement, Marv and Jan moved to Lawrence, KS to be near their grandchildren, Jaclyn and Dane, and later moved to Sun City, AZ. Marv was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and The University of Kansas Men’s Basketball team. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jeanette, and his brother Robert Davies. Marv is survived by his daughters Anne (Ray) Williams, Sun City, AZ and Donna McCullough, Lawrence, KS; son John (Jen), Lawrence, KS; granddaughter Jaclyn (Alex) McCullough Jeschke, Leawood, KS; grandson Dane (Savana) McCullough, Lawrence, KS; great-granddaughter Lily Jeanette Jeschke, Leawood, KS; and sister Carol Drews, Palmyra, NY. Burial services will be held at a later date in Fairchild Cemetery in Remsen, NY. If anyone has stories or messages to share with the family, cards can be sent to Menke Funeral & Cremation Center, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ 85351. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley, in memory of Marvin & Jeanette Davies