Sherwood V. Davis

Sherwood Davis age 70, passed away Thursday June 23, 2011 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.

Sherwood was born in Portland, Maine September 23, 1940. The son of Paul Sherwood Davis and Pearl Mae (Plaisted) Davis.

Sherwood grew up in Portland and graduated from Portland High School. He was a veteran of Vietnam having served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961-1969. After his honorable discharge as a Staff Sergeant he returned to Portland. Sherwood married Carol Tibbetts on March 9, 1963.Sherwood enjoyed fishing, gardening, and woodworking he also loved to barbeque from February till October.

Sherwood was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Portland and was in the Boy Scouts. He worked at the Maine Youth Center, and later he was also a bus driver for Regional Transportation Program of Portland.

He is survived by his son Paul Davis of Tennessee and his daughters Wendy Doiron and husband Jeff of Westbrook and Karen Acker and husband Wesley of Windham, his sisters Roberta Davis of Limington, Barbara Richardson of Arundel, and his brothers Charles Davis and wife Hildegard of California, and Terrance Davis and wife Betty of Windham. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren, and 7 great children and many nieces and nephews, cousins and good friends.

Relatives, friends, and acquaintances are invited to a time of visitation on June 28, 2011 from 2pm-4pm & 6pm-8pm at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home 199 Woodford St. Portland. The funeral and celebration of life will be on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1pm at First Baptist Church on 360 Canco Rd,

Portland. Graveside committal services, June 30, 2011, at 12pm, Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Springvale, Maine

Please visit www.jonesrichandhutchins.com for additional information and to sign Sherwood’s guest book

Arrangements under the direction of Jones-Rich-Hutchins Funeral Home, Portland, ME.