Walter Elwood Davis, 80, of Buena Vista, died Monday, December 25, 2006.

He was born July 13, 1926 in Amherst County, a son of the late Walter A. Davis and Rena Sandidge Davis.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Potter Davis; two sons: Jerry Allen Davis and Patrict Jay Davis; and a brother, John Dudley Davis.

Mr. Davis was a World War II Army veteran and was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the V. F. W.

He is survived by a son, Jimmy E. Davis of Buena Vista; two daughters, Gayenelle Grant of Troutville and Sharon Agnor of Lexington; a sister, Betty Jarvis of Buena Vista.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel with Rev. Butch Grow officiating. Burial will follow in the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Virginia.