NEW BERLIN – Halys E. (Houk) Davis went to meet her Savior, along with her beloved husband and precious son, on Monday, March 28, 2011, while at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
Halys was born on Feb. 13, 1941, in New Berlin, to the late Hubert Houk and Elizabeth Fletcher Houk. She spent her childhood years in New Berlin and Edmeston.
She graduated from Edmeston High School in 1959. She married the love of her life, Rupert C. Davis Jr. on July 25, 1959, and they had six children together.
She worked in factories throughout her life, retiring from Unison Industries. She was a member of the Holmesville Baptist Church helping with Primary Church and serving as Sunshine Chairman for many years.
She was greatly involved with the Bicentennial Celebration for the Town of New Berlin and was honored to serve on the Board until Dec. 31, 2010. She was involved in many town projects, but the Police Department, of which she was the co-commissioner, was her pride and joy. She truly enjoyed each moment of service.
Halys was happiest while her husband, children, and grandchildren were around her. You wouldn’t have to be around her very long before you learned of her love for her family and of how proud she was of each one.
Halys was a loving, generous, and caring person. Within moments of meeting her, she would know all about you, your family, your job, etc., and you were happy to share with her because you knew that she truly cared about you. She had many wonderful friends who were very supportive of her through the years and she felt very fortunate to have their friendship.
Halys is survived by her children, Karen and Nick McKie of South New Berlin, Kim and Steve Voorhis of South New Berlin, Scott and Lisa Davis of Nazareth, Pa., Julie and Don Hunt of South New Berlin, Brent and Dawn Davis of Norwich; grandchildren, Michael and Katie McKie, Michelle McKie, Kyle Hunt, Stacy and Mike Hackley, Justin Hunt, Ashley Davis, Ryan Voorhis, Andrew Hunt, Kirsten Davis, Eric Voorhis, Tiffany Davis, Amanda Davis, Noah Davis, Emily Davis, and Hannah Davis; great-grandchildren, Nathan McKie, Anthony McKie and Tyler Thompson; her siblings, Clarence and Wanda Houk, Pittsford, Ruth Pfaffenbach, New Berlin, Mary Lyon, New Berlin, and Esther Matousek, Charlotte, N.C.
She was predeceased by her husband, Rupert; her son, Christopher; her mother, Elizabeth Houk; and her father, Hubert Houk.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Holmesville Baptist Church, South New Berlin. The officiating ministers will be the Rev. Romeyn Kipp and Halys’ son, the Rev. Scott Davis.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Holmesville Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by the Dakin Funeral Home LP, New Berlin.