MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Claude Davis, 9 Jun 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- CLAUDE DAVIS BAKERSVILLE - Claude Davis, 86, died Monday, June 9, 2003 at James H. Quillen VA Hospital in Johnson City, TN. He was the son of the late John and Mary Gilley Davis, and husband of the late Faye Thomas Davis. A member of Friendship Baptist Church, he was a veteran of WWII and a retired furniture worker. Survivors include three daughters, Helen Butler of Bakersville, and Connie Silver and Jancie Hatley, both of Johnson City; two sons, Lawrence and Jimmy Davis, both of Bakersville; one sister, Nora Slater of Sterling Heights, MI; one brother, J.D. Davis of Bakersville; 11 grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church. Rev. Bob McKinney officiated. Burial followed in Garland Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. at Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------