Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Parker April 7, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  04/10/07
Parker Davis 





    Parker Davis, 83, 1105 Arney Street, Elizabethton, died Saturday, April 7, 

2007, at the residence of a daughter and son-in-law, Mona and Ed Armstrong of 

Bullock, N.C. 





    Mr. Davis had lived in North Carolina for the past year. He was a native 

of Carter County and the son of the late David "D.H." and Margaret Nave Davis. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jim Davis, 

a sister, Elizabeth "Ted" Perry, and a niece, Brenda Collins. 





    Mr. Davis was a retired employee of the City of Elizabethton. He served in 

the Pacific during World War II serving in the United States Air Force. He was 

a member of Little Mountain Baptist Church. 





    Survivors include his wife, Dean Johnson Davis; two daughters and sons-in-

law, Mona and Ed Armstrong of North Carolina and Debra and Paul Williams of 

Hampton; a son and daughter-in-law, Loren "Steve" and Kay Stevens of North 

Carolina; three granddaughters, Traci Harris, Ginger Gouge and Kelly Hearl; 

three great-grandchildren, Kelshan and Kaileigh Hensley and Alexander Harris; 

a brother, Bill Davis, Hampton; a sister, Mary Rock, Elizabethton; and two 

nephews, Gary Shipley and Troy Davis. 





    Funeral services for Mr. Davis will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, 

April 11, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Troy Davis and the Rev. 

Bruce Hendrich officiating. Music will be provided by The Oak Street Quartet 

and Bill Fancher. Entombment services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, 

April 12, in the Mausoleum of Peace, Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active 

pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. 

Thursday, will be Harold Church, Brett Harris, Jeff Kelly, Jeff Gwyn, Randy 

Whitehead, Ricky Whitehead and Jeff Hearl. Honorary pallbearers will be Edward 

Armstrong, Paul Williams, Hasford Slemp and Claburn Johnson. Military Honors 

will be provided by the V.F.W. Post No. 2166 and the Tennessee National Guard. 

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral 

home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble 

at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery. Online 

condolences to the Davis family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. 





    Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. 



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