Batt Hunter Davis

Asheville ~ Batt Hunter Davis, 86, of Liberty Street, died Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Mecklenburg County, Mr. Davis was son of the late Batt Lafayette and Lucy Eliza Wilkinson Davis. He retired from CP&L as a line and service supervisor with thirty-eight years of service. The pallbearers are all previous members of his CP&L line crew which was based in Skyland. Mr. Davis was a member of Oakley United Methodist Church, the Oakley United Methodist Men, the Oakley Community Police and Resource Center, and for many years served as a volunteer driver at Givens Estates. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Battle of the Bulge. Surviving are his wife, Lucille C. Davis; two daughters, Martha D. Powlas and husband, Dan, of Melbourne, Fla. and Donna D. Pratt and husband, Fred, of Fletcher; a sister, Ruth D. Wilson and husband, J.C., of Mooresville, NC; four grandchildren, Scott Powlas and Jodi P. Aviles and husband, David, of Melbourne, Fla., Jay Pratt and wife, Adele, and Justin D. Pratt of Fletcher; and one great-granddaughter, Lilli Aviles of Melbourne, Fl. Services for Mr. Davis will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Oakley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donald Newman officiating. Burial will follow at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. Memorials may be made to Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Rd., Asheville, NC 28803.