The family of Bobby Davis have not seen him since Oct. 22.

By Adam Smith

The North Jefferson News



Two north Jefferson women are trying to figure out what happened to a member of their family.

Jean Davis and her daughter, Belinda Plylar, haven’t seen George Robert “Bobby” Davis in weeks. Bobby is Davis’ son and Plylar’s brother. They are desperately seeking information about his whereabouts.

“I’m afraid he’s not with me anymore,” a tearful Jean Davis said about her son, whom she hasn’t seen in more than three weeks.

Davis said her son left her home at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 22 on his way to a job in Hoover. The married father of two teenage girls was working as a painter.

Davis said another daughter saw her son the same morning about 11 a.m. on Turkey Creek Road in Morris, leaving a landfill. “She saw him coming out of there and waved and that was the last time he was seen,” she said.

Plylar said what worries her is that none of her brother’s friends know of his whereabouts. She said a close friend of her brother’s had recently called her mother’s house and asked to speak to him, unaware of his disappearance.

Davis said her son also suffers with asthma and fears his inhaler would likely be empty by now.

The family filed a missing persons report with the Morris Police Department. Morris Chief Brian Cochran said Davis is entered into their database, but said it appears as though the man wasn’t abducted.

“It appears as though he left on his own free will,” Cochran said. “It doesn’t look like foul play or anything.”

Jean Davis said her son has left for two or three days at a time before, but has always made it a point to call her. “It wasn’t like no one knew where he was,” she said. “When he’d leave, I’d know where he was.”

Plylar said her brother’s disappearance had taken a toll on already emotionally wrought family.

“We lost my dad five years ago in April and it took a toll on all our lives,” she said. “He felt as though he had to live up to my dad. If you look at his picture, he looks very unhappy.”

“Bobby” Davis is a 44-year-old white male, six-foot-two inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. He has an “Opie Taylor” tattoo on his shoulder and two unfinished skull tattoos on his ankle.

He drives a black, stepside 1990 Chevrolet Silverado pickup with a red hood.

Plylar said her brother is “not an angel,” but described him as well-liked by those who know him.

“If you talk to his neighbors and talk to the kids he’s coached in softball, every one of them will tell you what a good guy he is,” she said. “If he’s got money in his pocket, he’s always there for them.”

The family urges anyone who may have seen George “Bobby” Davis, to call 213-9830 or 296-8347. Those with information can also call the Morris Police Department at 647-0596.