DAVIE, Perry (Bud)

Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Saturday, February 5, 2005 Perry 'Bud' Davie, age 80, of Prescott Valley, died Feb. 2, 2005. Bud was born in Chancellor, S.D., on May 4, 1924. He attended school in Newton and Kellogg, Iowa, prior to his move to San Diego, Calif., in 1940, where he graduated in 1942. He was employed by Convair, until he went into the Army Air Corps 15th Air Force, the 724th Squadron, 451st Bombardment Group in 1943. He was a Top Gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber and served 13 missions when his plane was shot down over Austria and he was taken prisoner of war by the Germans. Bud received his honorable discharge in November 1945. Bud married Nadine Taylor (Nan), of Newton, Iowa, on August 1, 1945, in Seattle, Wash., and resided in Vancouver, Wash., for four years. They then moved to Huntington Beach, Calif., where Bud was employed by McDonnell Douglas Company as manager of the Missile and Nike Zeus programs. Bud and his family then went to the White Sands Missile Range for three years and Kwajalein Island, in the Marshall Islands, for two years. After that, they came back to Huntington Beach, Calif., where Bud retired in 1971. Bud enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, bowling, gardening, canning, and playing cards. Bud and Nan moved to Prescott Valley in October of 1989. Bud is survived by his wife, Nadine (Nan) Davie of Prescott Valley; three grandsons, Tom and Randy Davie of Logan, Utah, and Todd Rierson of Edinburg, Texas; and a great-granddaughter, ?Maddie? Rierson; son-in-law, Rick Menard of St. Petersburg, Fla.; several special nieces and nephews. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Art and Cecile Davie; brother, Robert; sister, Arlene Regan Gardner; son, Randy Davie; daughter, Cheri Rierson Menard; and grandson, Rodney Rierson. The family plans no services in Prescott Valley, as there will be a Military Graveside service held in Honeyville, Utah, at a later date. The family was cared for by Sunrise Funeral Home in Prescott Valley. (Information provided by survivors.)