Stanley E. Davidson

Stanley E. Davidson, age 88, of Hudson, NC passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care – Robbins Center.He was born June 3, 1931 in Woburn, MA to the late Stanley E. Davidson, Sr. and Ruth Files Davidson.In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Madeleine S. Davidson and son, Andrew W. Davidson. Survivors include his wife Patricia E. Davidson; sons, David Davidson and wife Tyha and Mark Davidson and wife Vivian; daughter, Joyce Cutts and husband Jeffrey; Sue Davidson, widow of son Andrew; His sisters: Janet Patch, Ruth Dawkins and Temple Davidson; step-son Allan Boyd; step-daughter, Christine Bushey; grandchildren, Nicole Davidson, Yvonne Nicholas, Jonathan Davidson, Tyler Cutts, Robert Davidson, Kyle Bushey, and Jacob Bushey; and great-grandson, Maxwell Nicholas. Stanley’s early years were spent in Woburn, MA. He was educated in public schools in Woburn, MA, The Tilton (prep) school located in Tilton NH, and Paul Smith’s College in Adirondack, NY.where he studied culinary arts and hospitality business management.In 1950 he was married to Madeleine Scott and they lived in the Boston area where he worked as a chef in a number of prestigious restaurants and managed food-service for some area hospitals. In 1954 Stanley and Madeleine both became Jehovah’s Witnesses, a faith that both were very active in until their passing.Stanley was very active in Witness activities, including their door-to-door preaching work and public speaking assignments.He held positions of responsibility in the various congregations he and Madeleine attended in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.He was also involved with larger responsibilities that involved the organization and management of conventions and larger gatherings, and construction of places of worship (Kingdom Halls).In 1993 his wife of many years, Madeleine passed away after an extended illness.In 1995 he was remarried to Patricia Fitzmorris.Patricia has been his companion and help-mate since, sharing with him in his work with Jehovah’s Witnesses which included volunteer disaster relief work for hurricane victims in St. Kitts and Puerto Rico and other special assignments. In 1962, he became involved with the management of his father’s business and took a position as General Manager of the Kearsarge Peg Co., Inc. in Bartlett, NH.The company was a manufacturer of wooden shoe pegs (nails) used for boot and shoe manufacturing and as a consumable component in the surface finishing and polishing of metal and plastic parts.In 1979 he became the President and Owner of the company.In 2002, the company was sold and he retired from the business.He and his wife Patricia moved to the Lenoir, NC area where he maintained a very active participation in the Bible educational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses until his passing. A Memorial will be at held at two locations simultaneously on Sunday 6:00 PM EDT, August 11, 2019 (1) Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 750 21st St Dr SE Hickory, NC28602-4443 (2) Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 72 Webster Street LewistonME04240-1649 Online condolences may be sent to www.evansfuneralservice.com Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the family.