Lt. John Kinnear Davidson, Jr.

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OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington,Virginia; 31 October 1984

John Kinnear Davidson of Hampton died on Friday in the veterans hospital in Hampton. He was 58.

Mr. Davidson was married to Nancy Ragan Davidson. He was born in Lexington on April 10, 1926, and was the son of the late John Kinnear Davidson and Alice Sterrett Davidson.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hampton and was the manager of the body shop at Nick Allen Buick.

Mr. Davidson was a graduate of Washington and Lee University. He received his master's degree from the University of Virginia.

He was a prisoner of war in World War II and recipient of the Purple Heart. He served in Europe during the Korean conflict.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Jean D. McCroba of Macon, Ga., and Lucy D. Blackwood of Atlanta, Ga.; two sons, John K. Davidson III of Smithfield and Allen R. Davidson of Richmond; one sister, Mrs. Cornelia Kraft of Islip, N.Y., and one brother, Frank Davidson of Texas, and five grandchildren.

The Rev. D. Holmes Irving conducted the funeral at 2 p.m. Monday in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: John Kinnear Davidson
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1926
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119499438

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: John K Davidson Jr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 58
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1926
Death Date: 26 Oct 1984
Death Place: Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia
Registration Date: 2 Nov 1984
Father: John Kinnear Davidson Sr
Mother: Alice Sterrett
Spouse: Nancy Ragan Davidson
Military Status: Yes

John married Nancy Ragan. [Group Sheet]