Marion-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Davis, Allen Flemming January 26, 2013
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Watson - Tante Funeral Home Buena Vista GA  posted Jan 27, 2013

Allen Flemming Davis 
Born: Fri Feb 2, 1917
 Died: Sat Jan 26, 2013

Allen F. Davis, 95, of Columbus, died Saturday, January 26, 2013,  at Columbus 
Hospice. He was a resident of The Gardens at Calvary Assisted Living facility, 
and longtime member and Deacon of Calvary Baptist Church.
 
Funeral services for Mr. Davis will be held at Calvary Baptist Church on Moon 
Rd. in Columbus at 2 P.M.Tuesday, January 29, 2013, with interment to follow 
at Shiloh Marion family cemetery in Buena Vista.  Visitation will be at the 
church beginning at 1PM before the funeral service. There will also be a 
visitation held at Watson-Tante Funeral Home in Buena Vista , GA, from 6-8PM 
on Monday, January 28, 2013.
 
The son of the late Flem and Lula Harry Davis, he was born in Marion County, 
Ga. on February 2, 1917. He retired in 1986 from the U.S.Dept. of Agriculture, 
and  was a U.S.Navy  Veteran of WWII, serving from 1942-1945.He lived in 
Marion County until 1975, transferring to Augusta, Ga. for the next  11 years  
before retiring and moving back to Columbus in 1986. He served as Chairman of 
the Marion County Board of Education and the Marion County Draft Boards for 
many years. He loved all sports and was beloved as a coach in baseball and 
softball. He enjoyed coaching all ages from Little League to middle and high 
school to adult ladies church league. He also loved farming and raising cattle 
as a hobby. Besides his parents, Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his wife 
of 67 years, Thelma Brady Davis, and his daughter, Carolyn Davis Beck.
 
He is survived by two sons, Steve Davis and his wife Pam of Columbus, and 
Terry Davis and his wife, Stacy, of Evans, Ga., a brother, Jerry Davis (Mae) 
of Buena Vista, grandchildren Marc Miller of Buena Vista, Hilary Davis Smith 
(Ricky), of Columbus, Spencer Davis (Amy) of Andrews, NC., Erin Davis Wisehart 
(John) of Newnan, Chaz Davis of Atlanta, Brannen Davis of Athens (UGA) and 
T.D.Davis of Statesboro (Ga.Sou). He is also survived by nine (9) great 
grandchildren and by a very special friend, Martha Angle.
 
Watson-Tante Funeral Home of Buena Vista, Georgia, was in charge of these 
arrangements.


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