HOISINGTON, Kan. — Emerson J. Davis, 80, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kan. He was born March 2, 1934 on the homestead in rural Galatia, Kansas, the son of David and Lena (Hester) Davis. He attended school at Hoisington and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Newkirk on October 8, 1953. He was a truck driver for Kansas Brick and Tile for many years, later working for Albion Township. He was a member of the Hoisington Volunteer Fire Department for twenty-five years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and recently enjoyed riding his scooter around Hoisington.

Survivors include his wife Betty, of the home; two sons, Jeff Davis (Lisa), Great Bend; and Dave Davis (Carla Rodie), Great Bend; one daughter, Rebecca Vonfeldt, Edmond, Okla.; one sister, Kay Ree Johnson (Larry), Great Bend; two brothers, Albert Davis, Hoisington; and Wayne Davis (Donna), Weatherford, Okla.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and “little lap dog” Mitzi. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Arnold Davis, Richard Davis, Evan Davis, and Russell Davis, and one sister, Geneva Davis.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2014 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, with the Rev. Roy Savage officiating. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, with the family receiving friends, 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2014 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Kans for Kids or Hoisington Volunteer Fire Department, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Conndolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net