MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Talmadge Johnson Davis, 12 Jan 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- TALMADGE JOHNSON DAVIS SPRUCE PINE - Talmadge Johnson Davis, 79, of Walnut Avenue, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2003 in an Asheville hospital. He was the son of Edmond H. and Hattie Ellen Gurley Davis. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Jewel Jones Davis. An active member of First Baptist Church in Spruce Pine, he was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired auto parts sales manager. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Thomas Davis of the home; a son, Frank T. Davis of Spruce Pine; sisters, Mildred Hogan of Surfside Beach, SC, and Doris Loudermilk of Hudson; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church. Dr. David Vess and Rev. Joi Williams officiated. Burial was in Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery. The family received friends from 6 p.m. until the service hour at the curch. Webb Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 125 Tappan Street, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------