Rodney R. Davis, 83, of Richmond, died peacefully on September 17, 2018, surrounded by his family.   He was born on March 4, 1935, the son of Bernard and Frances (Winslow) Davis in Freeport, where he lived until the family moved to Derry, NH during his high school years.  He completed his education at Pinkerton Academy and set out to do any job.   He picked apples, worked at a garage, installed pools and tiles, and worked in a shoe shop for several years, where he was the union’s shop steward. Later he became a precious metal plater at Sanders Associates in Nashua, NH, a part-time police officer in Derry and was a volunteer with the East Derry Fire Department or as he recalled to many, the East Derry Cellar Hole Savers. The Yankee ingenuity and carpentry skills instilled by his dad and the background gained from being raised on a farm in Freeport served him well throughout his life.  He found his career niche when he went to work for Lumbertown as an assistant manager.  He quickly learned the lumber business and became a manager with the company, which led to his move back to Maine to manage the Lumbertown store in Brunswick until it closed in 1976.   He continued to be employed over the years by three major area lumber dealers as a salesman.  This was a time when a man was valued for keeping his word.  He gained respect and confidence from contractors for his knowledge and honesty and among his colleagues as a member of the Maine Retail Lumber Dealers Association, serving as its president from 1994 to 1996.  He retired from Hancock Lumber in 1997.   When MSAD 75 was considering building a new elementary school, Rodney became interested and decided to run for the School Board.  He represented Topsham from 1989 to 1992. He was an avid sportsman, enjoying fishing and hunting, beginning as a boy taking trips to Ragged Lake with his dad, uncles and cousins to carrying on the traditions with his sons, sons-in-law and grandchildren.  He taught hunter safety courses so the upcoming generations could enjoy the benefits of hunting in a safe environment.  He also loved snowmobiling with friends and family at his camps, both in Byron and Greenville.  Along with Clive Douglas and Bob Wilson, he operated the Big Oval in Brunswick, a USSA-sanctioned raceway, during the 1970’s. He married Christina Demakis Brewer in October 1977 and they raised their blended family while remodeling an old farmhouse in Topsham, where they remained until moving to Richmond in 2000.  He was known for his sense of humor and telling stories, often regaling the next generation with tales of his youthful antics.  On many an evening, you could find three or four boys, sitting around the dinner table laughing and trying to figure out how to emulate their storyteller.  He had a gift of gab and was often found chatting with a stranger at the next table in a restaurant or catching up with an old friend or acquaintance.  The couple spent many hours enjoying family gatherings celebrating birthdays, holidays and time spent at the “camping house” in Greenville.  These are times to be cherished. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Barbara Johns. He will be sadly missed and is survived by his wife, Christina, daughters Randilee (John) Landry, Jodilee (Christopher) Crocker, Kerilee Davis (Brian Richardson) and sons Jayson (Michelle) Davis; and Eric (Amy) Brewer; grandchildren Jessie (Josh) Perry, Jordan (Luke) Caron, Darron Gomes, Delaney Crocker, Colin Allen and Nora Brewer; great grandson Wyler Perry, brother Ronald Davis of Florida, sister Bernice Gauvreau of Londonderry NH and several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours are scheduled for Friday, September 21 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. followed by a memorial service at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick.  Burial to follow at Rogers Cemetery, Cathance Road Topsham. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) or the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (www.sportmansallianceofmaine.org).