REV. RALPH HOYT DAVIS , He was my Earthly Father, and what a dad he was. Never saw him smoke after 1960, never saw him take a drink. Saw him angry probably a couple times, both times in protection of his family. He was Ordained in 1960, and he took that seriously. Oh he would discipline us, sometimes having us cut our own switch, but never in anger. He made sure with a loving lecture before and after. He always had time to laugh and joke with us, even when things were bad. I remember that. I remember my dad baptizing me in White River in Indiana. Can't list all the good times I remember, and can't remember any bad times. I miss my dad, I miss both my parents.
They were married 71 years, so they had to be doing something right. Not trying to put dad on a pedestal, but he was a good man. Now, I am walking in his tracks, but will never fill his shoes. Happy Father's Day in Heaven dad, with our Father of All Time