Obituary of French E. Davis French was born September 2, 1950 in Clay County, West Virginia, a son of French Davis Sr. and Violet (Bragg) Davis. He had lived in this area for nearly 8 years. Before retiring to this area, French had worked as a millwright at Cincinnati Milacron in Cincinnati, Ohio. He had served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam Conflict.