Manuel Davila, 87 of Nederland, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2007 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur.
A graveside service will be 10 am, Monday, August 20, 2007 at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches with Reverend Dan Malain officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday from 5-7 pm at Broussard’s Mortuary in Nederland.
Mr. Davila was a native of Stotesbury, West Virginia and has lived in the Nederland area since 1947. He retired from DuPont in Orange as an operator in the gas area with thirty years of service. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland.
He is survived by his wife of sixty one years Wilma Davila of Nederland, two sons, Dr. Joseph Davila PhD. and his wife Pamela of West Friendship, MD, Philip Davila and his wife Janelle of Grand Prairie Texas, six grandchildren, Ross Davila and his wife Jessica of Alaska, Eliot Davila and his wife Thaissa of Maryland, Carrie Davila of Maryland, Eric Davila of California, Andrew Davila of Texas, Michael Davila of Texas, sister, Palmira Vazquez of Michigan, and a host of other relatives and friends.