Mr. Davis was born August 21, 1929 and passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013. He was a retired International Paper Company employee with 35 years of service.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Ada Annie Lee Davis; daughter, Cathy Davis; mother, Bessie Best; father, Robert Davis; sister, Rita Bayless; and brother, Bobby Joe Davis.
Mr. Davis is survived by three daughters, Bessie Davis, Ann Lowery and husband Charles, Cynthia Courson and husband Jackie; four sisters, Ester Wleczyk, Silva Boyte, Effie Middlebrooks, Syble Adair; brother, Vernon Fletcher; seven grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren.