David Allen Moats, 68, of Petoskey, died Sept. 3, 2001, at Northern
Michigan Hospital.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the First
Christian Church in Petoskey with pastor Rex Kibler officiating.
David was born Nov. 28, 1932, in Detroit, the son of Elbert and Helen
(Pruett) Moats. He grew up and attended school in East Detroit.
David entered the U.S. Army in December of 1952. He served in Korea
during the conflict and received the Korean Service Ribbon, National
Defense Service Ribbon, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation as
well as a Combat Infantry Badge.
On May 31, 1980, he married Kathleen Spears in Santa Ana, Calif.
For nine years, David served as a police officer with the East Detroit
Police Department. In 1967, he moved north to Petoskey and went to work
for Northland Construction. In the early 1970s, he established
Mighty-Fine Pizza, which he operated for several years. He also owned
and operated several Davino's Restaurants in Petoskey, Gaylord, Big Bear
Lake, Calif., and Lake Tahoe, Nev. In 1994, he returned to Michigan and
opened Jedidiah's Antiques, which he operated for six years until his
retirement. He loved horses and the out of doors.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy, and his children, David (Vickie) of
Charlevoix, Robert (Durinda) of Boyne Falls, Michael (Dawn) of
California, Paula (Dudley) Stevens of Charlevoix, James (Stephanie)
Simon of Saginaw; one brother, Dorcie (Midge) of Oscoda; a sister, Mary
Lou Capriotti, of East Jordan; and grandchildren, Ashli, Alicia, Joshua,
Austin, Christopher, Cody, Brennan, Scott, Alison and Andrew. He was
preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Michael Mathew; brother,
William; and sister, Elma.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Camp Quality.
Arrangements were handled by Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey. |
