Walter ''Buddy'' Hamlet Davis

Dr. Davis, a native of Asheville, was the son of the late Dr. Frank Willard and Frances Pettus Davis. He attended the Citadel and was a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. He served in the US Navy and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict as a member of the dental Corps. He practiced dentistry in Asheville for 40 years.

He was a member and past King of the Rhododendron Royal Brigade of Guards. He served on the Board of Directors of Asheville Savings Bank for many years and was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Biltmore Forest Country Club and a member, past president and honorary member of Seniard Creek Hunting and Fishing Club. He was a lifetime member of the American Dental Society and the North Carolina Dental Society.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Locke Craig Davis and two daughters, Frances Craig Davis of Georgetown, S.C. and Mary Locke Macatee, and her husband George, of Asheville. He also is survived by five grandchildren, Natt Augustus Hall, III, Frances Taylor Hall, Walter Davis Hall, Mary Locke Macatee and Rebecca Taylor Macatee. He also is survived by his brother, Dr. Frank Willard Davis, Jr. of Baltimore, Md.

A memorial service will be held at 11 am Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian conducted by the Rev. Pete Peery. His family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home on Long Shoals Road.

Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813 or to Eliada Home for Children, P.O. Box 16708, Asheville, NC 28816.