OBITUARIES
W. Ray Davis
W. Ray Davis, chief of the arson bureau, Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal, died May 19. A veteran of nearly 40 years of service, he joined the Columbus Fire Department in 1920 and served 23 years, progressing to lieutenant, captain, battalion chief and chief of fire prevention. He joined the state arson bureau in 1953 and was named chief in 1959.
Chief G. E. Boutwell
Chief George E. Boutwell, 69, head of the Pepperell, Mass., Fire Department since 1948, died unexpectedly on June 13. He suffered a heart attack at his home and died at Lowell General Hospital shortly thereafter.
P. A. Corcoran, NBFU
Philip A. Corcoran, 66, retired special agent in the arson, theft and fraud department of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, died at his home in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, June 19.
He retired in September 1959, after 35 years service with the National Board handling investigations in the California and Nevada areas. A native of Kansas, he was with the Kansas Fire Marshal’s office before joining the Board.
