John Dale Davis, 85, of Girard, Kansas, formerly of Cole Camp, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 14, 2023, at Medicalodges Fort Scott in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born on May 14, 1937, on the farm north of Lincoln, Missouri, a son of Roy Chester and Mary Rose (Maltsburger) Davis. In the early 1980's, he moved to Joplin, Missouri, where he met Reggie Geier, and they've been together ever since.