Beryl Pauline Davis Moody

22 September 1924 - July 2013

89 years old

Fourth Generation Davis

Beryl Pauline Davis was born 22 September 1924 in Houston, Harris Co., TX, and died in Living in Rockport, Aransas Co., TX, Jul., 2013. Graduation, HS: 29 May 1941, Rockport High School, Rockport, Aransas Co., TX. Medical Information: Had shingles at one time. Residence: 1954, Pecos, Reeves Co., TX.
US Census, 1930: 21 April 1930, Pct. 4, Aransas Co., TX, age 5, listed as Pauline B. Davis.

US Census, 1940: 12 April 1940, ED. 4-8, Aransas Co., TX, age 15.

She married Fred Worth Moody 20 April 1946 in 1st Presbyterian Church, Rockport, Aransas Co., TX., son of Ollie Moody and Bessie Dunagan. He was born 01 January 1916 in Tehuacana, Limestone Co., TX, and died 19 April 1990 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TX. Buried at: Fulton Cem., Fulton, Aransas Co., TXWorth attended college for 1/2 year at Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX. He served in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during WW II, 24 Jun 1943 to 3 Feb. 1945. He entered the service on 10 Nov. 1942, Honorably Discharged as a Capt. 28 Jun 1945 at Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Operations Officer, Air Forces, 2161; Battles & Campaigns: New Guinea, Bismarch Archipalego, Phillipine Liberaton; Decorations & Citations:Distinguished Flyng Cross; Air Medal w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters; Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars; Phillipine Liberation Medal.

Children of Beryl Davis and Fred Moody are:

i. Gary Worth Moody, born 13 November 1951 in Sinton, San Patricio Co., TX. He married (1) Wilkie Smith. Divorcee w/children. Father & brother in CIA.

He married (2) Barbara Rosalie Mordes 25 May 1980 in Columbia, Howard Co., MD; born 01 April 1947 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD. Outstanding Teenager of America, Taft, San Patricio Co., TX for 1967, Taft Tribune, Wed. Jan. 24, 1968. FA program @ George Mason Univ. & St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM. Graduation, Bac.: 20 May 1973, St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM. Residence: 01 June 2012, Santa Fe, NM.

Occupation 1: Construction inspection.
Occupation 2: 01 June 2012, Author/Poet, Hazards of Grace, book released thru Red Mountain Press.

ii. Janet Clair Moody, born 07 September 1954 in Pecos, Reeves Co., TX.

Information provided by Bruce Davis