Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Eddy Joe Davis

Sept. 27, 1948 - April 4, 1998

 

South Bend Tribune 4/17/1998

Eddy Joe Davis, 49, of Mishawaka, Ind., passed away on Saturday, April 4, while visiting Chicago, Ill. Mr. Davis was born on Sept. 27, 1948, to James F. Davis, Sr., and Nelline A. (Craft) in Warsaw, Ind. His father preceded him in death; his mother, Mrs. Raymond L. Pike, resides in North Fort Myers, Fla. He is also survived by his children, Samantha Jane Davis of Birmingham, Ala., and Ashley Jo Davis of Mishawaka; and by his brothers, William Kline of Elkhart, Ind., Steven Eaton of South Bend, Ind., and James F. Davis, Jr., of North Fort Myers, Fla.

 

A 1966 graduate of South Bend Central High School, Eddy Joe was known as ''Rickety Joe,'' and is fondly remembered for enthusiastically leading the student body in Central's famous ''Ziggy! Ziggy! Ziggy!'' cheer at basketball and football games. A veteran, Mr. Davis served in Vietnam as a field medic during the height of the conflict. He was a member of the American Legion, John C. Peterson Post #49 in Warsaw.

 

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 20th, at the Maple Lane United Methodist Church, 54301 Maple Lane, South Bend. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Eddy Joe Davis Memorial Fund c/o Steven J. Eaton, P.O. Box 6064, South Bend, IN 46660.