Cleo Arnold Davis Obituary (1933

Cleo Arnold Davis, after 88 years, left mortality on March 8, 2022. He was born July 20, 1933 to Arnold Neal Davis and Blanche Cahoon in the Crane Maternity Home in Provo, Utah. He attended local schools: Maeser Elementary, Farrer Junior High, and Provo High graduating in 1951. As a youth he worked in his father’s grocery store (Davis Market) and was a constant help to his dad through the years. In November of 1955, he began a 2 ½ year mission in New Zealand for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He dearly loved the Polynesian people. Cleo met his future wife Marilyn Berryhill through the Kia Ora Club (Maori) at BYU. They were married June 8, 1959 in the Salt Lake Temple. He and Marilyn welcomed three sons, Kip, Neal, and Jay into the family. He joined the Provo police force as a patrolman, later serving as a detective and retiring in May of 1985 as a police lieutenant. He then worked for the Provo Community Development department as a zoning officer until January 2003. Brother Davis served in various ward and stake callings and in branch presidencies (BYU branch and Utah State Hospital). Cleo was a man of many talents, delving into hobbies of fishing, photography, rock hounding, and silver-smithing. He was especially skilled in wood carving and enjoyed his friendships with the members of the Utah Valley Wood Carvers Association. He is survived by his wife Marilyn, sons Kip Arnold Davis (Lani), Samuel Jay Davis (Suzie), seven grandchildren: Morgan (Katie), Danielle, Christine, Courtney, Luke, Austin, and Shane. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son Neal Davis, and sister Darlene Matthews. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Grandview 7th Ward Chapel, 1120 North 850 West, Provo, Utah. Friends may call from 12-12:45 p.m. prior to services. Interment in the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bergmortuary.com.