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- UNICOI — Ray Lester Davis, age 89, 105 Ray Davis Road, Unicoi, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in the Franklin Woods Hospital after a lengthy illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Unicoi County and son of the late Sarah Jane Davis Tolley. Ray was co-owner of Davis Logging Company for over forty years with his son, Glenn. He had always worked in the logging business. Ray attended the College Park Freewill Baptist Church. He enjoyed his horses for many years, attending horse sales and bear hunting.
Other than his mother, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Steven Davis; three great grandsons, Allen Michael Davis, Dalton Harris and Charles Steven Davis; one sister, Hazel Stines.
Mr. Davis leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of sixty-eight years, Wilma L. Davis; six sons, Joe Davis and wife, Mary, Glenn Davis and wife, Frances, Charlie Davis and wife, Sissy, Bob Davis and wife, Teresa, Freddie Davis, Larry Davis and wife, Andrea, all of Unicoi; two daughters, Shirley Woodby, of Unicoi, Shelby Malone and husband, Teddy of Watauga; one sister, Nell Baker of Elizabethton; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, July 8, 2016, from 6:00 PM until the hour of service at the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel and other times at his residence. Reverend Dallas Gregg and Reverend Jerry Cannon will officiate at the 8:00 PM funeral service. Music will be provided by David Richardson and Justin Silvers. Pallbearers will be son-in-law, Teddy Malone, grandchildren, Robert Edwards and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Dean Hicks, Dean Proffitt and Larry Grindstaff.
Committal service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday in the Davis Cemetery. Ministers, pallbearers, family and friends are asked to assemble at the Unicoi Funeral Home by 10:30 AM on Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery.
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Abt 1926 - 2016 (~ 90 years)
