James E. Davis, 80
A retired rural mail carrier serving for 37 years with the U.S. Postal Service and a member of Morrison Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
The son of Saint Elmer and Linnie Stroud Davis, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Marie Humphrey Davis; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Marion Davis, Lotus Deckard Davis and nephew, John Timothy Davis.
He is survived by his wife, Alevena Crawley Casteel Davis; daughters and son-in-law, Donna Solomon of Morrison, Patti and Bill Harris of Nashville; sons and daughter-in-law, Larry Davis of Morrison, Jimmy and Harriet Davis of Manchester; stepdaughter and son-in-law, Patty and Mike Denton of Abingdon, Va.; grandchildren, Shane and Alex Davis, Sethly Fowler, Corey Solomon, John Dillon, Hayley and Hannah Harris; step-grandchildren, Linus Byars, Cesley LePeere, Ashley, Megan and William Denton; great-grandchildren, Sedwin, Eran and Riley Davis, Ashton and Addison Dillon and Fallon Fowler; step-great-grandchildren, Tanner and Carter LePeere, Noah and Madeline Byars; brothers and sisters-in-law, George P. Davis of Smartt, Paul and Mary Davis of Morrison, Noel and Betty Sue Davis of Springfield, Mo., Frank and Betty Lou Davis of Lowell, Ark., Leo and Jackie Davis of McMinnville; nieces and nephews, Lew, Kevin, Allen, Mel, Jerry, Thala, Terry, Mike and Mark Davis, Marsha Burns, Sherry Hallum and Joy Hyden.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Morrison Church of Christ with Ken Willis officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Coffee County with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at High’s. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 9, 2005