Gerald B. Davis

Gerald “Jerry” B. Davis, age 91, of Dublin, died Friday, October 3, 2008 after a short bout with esophageal cancer. He was born October 9, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia, the oldest of six children of Frank G. and Lelia (Morris) Davis. He graduated from Springfield, OH South High School, Class of 1936, entered college, dropped out in 1938 (Great Depression), won car in 1942 and reentered. Graduated from The Ohio State University, with distinction, in accounting December, 1943. Served as president of the accounting honorary, business college honorary, and his social fraternity. He lived his entire life according to the principles of the Boy Scouts, the Golden Rule, and the Southern gentleman. After college, he went to work for a major New York City CPA firm. There he passed the four-part, three-day New York State CPA exam his first try. Unique experiences were to certify the ranking of the top ten musical numbers played on the weekly national broadcast Lucky Strike Hit Parade; and to audit proceeds of World Champion Boxing Matches. He moved to Columbus and joined Nationwide Insurance where he attained the position of Vice-President, Treasurer of one of their subsidiary companies. He chose early retirement at age 56 and joined, as Treasurer, a group of nursing homes and hospitals where he monitored compliance with Medicare regulations for five years. He was past president of the 400 member Columbus chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants, and member of the Ohio Society of CPA’s, and retained his registration by the State of Ohio as a CPA-Inactive. He served a year on a Dublin blue ribbon group to provide community input to the school board. Political and economic news, and music were mainstays of his life. He played the piano, trumpet, and Hawaiian steel guitar. He formed a three piece group, and was a member of the Springfield, Ohio all-city boy’s band. He became president of the Franklin County chapter of Parents Without Partners and, in one year, increased membership from 75 to 400. He became very active in Western style square dancing, round dancing, and ballroom dancing even into his nineties. Jerry his survived by his son Ken (Laurean) Davis, of Dublin; his daughter Dr. Nancy (Dr. Bud) Hestand, of Upper Arlington; his daughter Julie (Steve) Brown, of Mt. Sterling, Ohio; his son Rick (Lisa) Davis, of Orient, Ohio; his daughter Pat Davis, of Ashville, Ohio; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00pm. Thursday October 9, 2008 at the RUTHERFORD FUNERAL HOME at POWELL, 450 West Olentangy St., Powell, Ohio 43065 (614)-885-4006. (The funeral home is located on W. Olentangy St./Powell Rd./ SR 750 ¼ mile east of Sawmill Parkway.) A private burial will be held later at Elk Grove Cemetery, Elkton, Virginia alongside his parents and two brothers. www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com.