John Davis

On October 10, 2003 DORIS GILLIAND (nee Davis), beloved wife of the late Elmer "Bud" Gilliand, loving mother of Wanda Rhode, Brenda "BJ" Biscoe and the late Jim Gilliand, dear sister of John Davis. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call at Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 9705 Belair Road (Perry Hall), on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Entombment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

This is how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. "Nigger," he demanded, "have you got any money?" The white man, Robert Franklin, was a constable. He claimed Mr. Davis owed him. This was news to Mr. Davis. "I don't owe you anything," he said. But what Mr. Davis said did not matter. He was arrested that night and summarily convicted. A wealthy landowner, John Pace, paid the alleged $40 debt and a $35 fine in exchange for Mr. Davis' mark - Mr. Davis was illiterate - on a contract binding him to work 10 months at any task Mr. Pace demanded.

On July 1, 2004, WARD DENTON; loving father of Amber Davis; loving son of John E. and Martha Davis, Sr.; dear brother of John Davis, Jr., Barry Davis, Cynthia Parsram and her husband Khusial and Myra Molica. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and a dear friend Margaret Addair. Friends may call at the Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, at Route 702 (Beltway exit 36), on Saturday, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services on Monday, 11 A.M. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

John Streett "Jack" Davis, founder and developer of Harford County's first public golf course, died of cancer Feb. 11 at his home in Street. He was 81. Mr. Davis was born and lived his entire life at Geneva Farm, his family's Harford County dairy and later truck farm. He was a descendant of Col. John Streett, who led the Harford Militia against the British at the Battle of North Point during the War of 1812. "He never lived anywhere else," said his daughter, Kelly Louise Davis of Street.

On November 12, 2004, HELEN APPEL (nee Davis); beloved wife of the late John F. Appel; devoted mother of Jeri Adams, Judy Wallace and Nancy Rennie; dear sister of Bertha Budacz, Dolores Reuter, Albert and John Davis and the late Margaret Bauer, Agnes Haile and the late Marie Glaeser; loving grandmother of Vernon and Steven; great-grandmother of Patrick and Andrew. Visitation Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the Cvach/Rosedale Funeral Home, 1211 Chesaco Avenue. Prayer Service 7:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial Monday 10 A.M. Church of the Annunciation.

Stars twinkled inside and outside at Maryland Public Television's (MPT) 25th birthday celebration. Stars made out of candles lighted the driveway to the studios, where stars of past and present shows broadcast on MPT -- John Davis, Alex Trebek, Pierre Franey, Justin Wilson, Jean Worthley, Margaret Warner, Marcia Adams and Mitch Miller -- waited to have dinner and their photos taken with guests.Bidding on silent-auction items and nibbling delicious hors d'oeuvres prepared by Charles Levine Caterers took up the cocktail hour.

The 61-year-old owner of a Northwest Baltimore auto repair business was shot and killed at his establishment late Monday in an apparent robbery, police said. John Davis Jr. was shot in the head about 7 p.m. in the 4200 block of Reisterstown Road while two men tried to rob several people at Davis Auto Repair, which is located inside the Finkelstein Used Cars Inc. building, police and witnesses said. Davis - recalled by family and friends yesterday as a giving man who would always help a friend - was killed shortly after two robbers entered the mechanics' bay at the repair shop, said Sgt. Kevin Daniels, a police spokesman.

Maryland Public Television uncovers a pair of marathons in hopes of reaping a big pot of pledges in the final weekend of its August membership push. The Canadian Football League Stallions are also in action in -- Tennessee?* "Chrome Dreams: A Motorweek Special Presented by John Davis" (2:30 p.m.-7 p.m., MPT, Channels 22, 67) -- Once considered merely a noisy nuisance that scared horses -- the real working machines -- the automobile went on to transform our culture. The host of the weekly automotive show produced at MPT offers a history of the horseless carriage.

This is how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. "Nigger," he demanded, "have you got any money?" The white man, Robert Franklin, was a constable. He claimed Mr. Davis owed him. This was news to Mr. Davis. "I don't owe you anything," he said. But what Mr. Davis said did not matter. He was arrested that night and summarily convicted. A wealthy landowner, John Pace, paid the alleged $40 debt and a $35 fine in exchange for Mr. Davis' mark - Mr. Davis was illiterate - on a contract binding him to work 10 months at any task Mr. Pace demanded.

HOLLYWOOD - When the Walt Disney Co. released The Return of Jafar in 1994, the lowly direct-to-video category was associated with erotic thrillers, cheap comedies and material that had been targeted for theaters but wasn't good enough. That movie, based on characters from the studio's animated hit Aladdin, sold 15 million units, taking in nearly $300 million worldwide. Along with Universal's The Land Before Time II, another straight-to-video success that year, it became a social climber, distancing the category from its lackluster past.

Capt. John L. Davis, a retired Chesapeake Bay pilot and model builder, died of pneumonia Sunday at his home in Murrells Inlet, S.C. The former Bel Air resident was 89. Captain Davis was born and raised in Elgin, Ill., and after leaving high school joined the Coast Guard during the 1930s and later was in the merchant marine. He served as third mate on the maiden voyage of the Patrick Henry, the first Liberty ship to be constructed in the nation and launched in 1941 at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyard in Baltimore.

HOLLYWOOD - When the Walt Disney Co. released The Return of Jafar in 1994, the lowly direct-to-video category was associated with erotic thrillers, cheap comedies and material that had been targeted for theaters but wasn't good enough. That movie, based on characters from the studio's animated hit Aladdin, sold 15 million units, taking in nearly $300 million worldwide. Along with Universal's The Land Before Time II, another straight-to-video success that year, it became a social climber, distancing the category from its lackluster past.

On November 12, 2004, HELEN APPEL (nee Davis); beloved wife of the late John F. Appel; devoted mother of Jeri Adams, Judy Wallace and Nancy Rennie; dear sister of Bertha Budacz, Dolores Reuter, Albert and John Davis and the late Margaret Bauer, Agnes Haile and the late Marie Glaeser; loving grandmother of Vernon and Steven; great-grandmother of Patrick and Andrew. Visitation Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the Cvach/Rosedale Funeral Home, 1211 Chesaco Avenue. Prayer Service 7:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial Monday 10 A.M. Church of the Annunciation.

On July 1, 2004, WARD DENTON; loving father of Amber Davis; loving son of John E. and Martha Davis, Sr.; dear brother of John Davis, Jr., Barry Davis, Cynthia Parsram and her husband Khusial and Myra Molica. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and a dear friend Margaret Addair. Friends may call at the Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, at Route 702 (Beltway exit 36), on Saturday, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services on Monday, 11 A.M. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

On October 10, 2003 DORIS GILLILAND (nee Davis), beloved wife of the late Elmer "Bud" Gilliland, loving mother of Wanda Rhode, Brenda "BJ" Biscoe and the late Jim Gilliland, dear sister of John Davis. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call at Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 9705 Belair Road (Perry Hall), on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Entombment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

The 61-year-old owner of a Northwest Baltimore auto repair business was shot and killed at his establishment late Monday in an apparent robbery, police said. John Davis Jr. was shot in the head about 7 p.m. in the 4200 block of Reisterstown Road while two men tried to rob several people at Davis Auto Repair, which is located inside the Finkelstein Used Cars Inc. building, police and witnesses said. Davis - recalled by family and friends yesterday as a giving man who would always help a friend - was killed shortly after two robbers entered the mechanics' bay at the repair shop, said Sgt. Kevin Daniels, a police spokesman.

Sean Williams and Chris Russ of Atholton both signed letters of intent last Monday to attend Towson State University and play baseball.Williams, a shortstop who batted .500 (32-for-64) and knocked in runs last spring. He carries a 3.88 GPA and has a 1,220 SAT score, and he will receive a full-tuition academic scholarship, plus a $3,000 baseball scholarship toward room and board."Brown, Dartmouth and Georgetown all called me, but I liked the coach and program at Towson, and their offer was pretty generous.

No. 1-ranked McDonogh showed off its solid middleweights to the rest of the East Coast at the prestigious Capitol Challenge in Herndon, Va. Zak Johns (130), Ryan Davis (135) and Ricky Tippett (140) all took home titles as the Eagles (227.5) rolled to a second-place finish behind Virginia's third-ranked team, Colonial Forge (255.5). Davis downed Tennessee state champ Whit Casey, 11-4, in the final. Johns defeated Virginia regional champ Doug Kittell, who knocked off Virginia state place-winner Alvin Sheppard in the semifinals.