Leo Horace Davignon

07/27/2003

Leo Horace Davignon, 77, of 160 East Road died Sunday at Sweet Brook in Williamstown. Born in Clarksburg on Oct. 26, 1925, son of Mederic and Emelia LaFountaine Davignon, he attended schools in Clarksburg and North Adams, including Drury High School. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served on the USS Yaupon as a coxswain until his honorable discharge on April 8, 1946. He received several decorations. Mr. Davignon had been employed for many years in the maintenance departments of several area mills, including the former General Cable Co. and Excelsior Processing & Engraving Co. in North Adams, from which he retired in 1987. He was a member of Peter Cook Post 9144 VFW. He enjoyed canoeing and camping. In his younger years, he played semi-professional football with the former St. Anthonyâ€™s Crusaders. He and his wife, the former Bertha Pedercini, were married Oct. 25, 1947, in North Adams. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Linda E. Neville of Clarksburg; a brother, Arsene Davignon of Quincy; a sister, Mae Bigelow of Quincy; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three sons, twins Gary and Norman Davignon in 1957, and Frank Davignon in 1995. FUNERAL NOTICE -- Services to celebrate the life of Leo Horace Davignon will be held today, July 29, at 7 p.m. at FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS, Central Chapels, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, with the Rev. Susan Stewart, pastor of First United Methodist Church of North Adams, officiating. Calling hours will be today from 4 to 7 at the funeral home. Flowers may be sent or memorial donations are suggested for the Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department through the funeral home. Survivors include a son-in-law, John A. Neville Jr.; four grandchildren, Rebecca Armstrong and her husband, John Armstrong III; John A. Neville III and his wife, Fredericka; Margaret â€œPeggieâ€ Neville and her companion, Alan Aubin, and Frank M. Davignon Jr. and his wife, Ann; six great-grandchildren, Joshua, Jared and Jocelynn Neville, Samantha and Michael Davignon, and Travis Lehman; his mother-in-law, Gertrude Pedercini; and his beloved dog, T.L.C. He was predeceased by three sons, twins Gary and Norman Davignon in 1957, and Frank Davignon in 1995; and two brothers, Bernard and Norman Davignon.

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