Dennis "Denny" Davis
January 5, 1942 ~ April 4, 2015
Dennis “Denny” Davis, 73, of Highmore, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Highmore Health Care, Highmore, SD, among his very good friends there.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, Highmore with Pastor Kori Lehrkamp presiding. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Burial followed in the Highmore City Cemetery.
Denny Davis was born on January 5, 1942 to Darrell and Dorothy (Parker) Davis in Highmore, SD. He attended school 16 miles southwest of Highmore at the Chapelle Country School.
Denny always loved working on the farm with his family. He helped with milking and feeding cattle, putting up hay, raising crops and fixing machinery. In 2002, he began working at the Pioneer Garage, which he greatly enjoyed. There he also helped with fixing machinery as well as custodial work. Some referred to Denny as a big teddy bear.
Denny is survived by his sister-in-law, Marilyn Davis of Rapid City; his nephews: Mike Davis of Hitchcock, Marky (Kathryn) Davis of Rapid City, and Marty (Amy) Davis of Blackhawk; his niece, Mari (Mark) Ascherin of Rapid City; and many great nieces and nephews.
Denny was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings: Jerry Davis, Bernard Davis, one three year old brother Robert Davis, and one infant sister Rita Davis.
Luze Funeral Home of Highmore has been entrusted with Denny’s arrangements.
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I know the past few years have not been easy for Denny. He is now in a better place. My mom, Betty Eckstein, always did her best to visit and help Denny up until her death in 2012. He was her nephew and my cousin. Whenever I was back in Highmore visiting mom, we made a point of stopping by and saying ‘hello’ to Denny. Many times he wasn’t very talkative, but, I know he appreciated the visits. I’m sure he and my mom are in heaven now getting caught up. ~ Peg (Eckstein) Koskie
I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with Denny and am so glad that I got to be a part of his life.
So sorry to hear about Denny’s passing. He was a special customer of mine at Midwest for years along with his brother Bernie in their little pickup truck. Rest in peace Denny!!