Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Neville S. April 13, 2008
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Elizabethton Star  April 15, 2008
Neville S. Davis 


    Neville S. Davis, 83, 162 Ingram Branch Road, Roan Mountain, went home to 
be with his Lord, Sunday, April 13, 2008, from Johnson City Medical Center 
following an extended illness. 


    He was a Carter County native, born to the late James William and Mary 
Ellen Andrews Davis. 


    Mr. Davis was a member of Prayer Tabernacle and a retired welder. He 
enjoyed playing music. 


    Mr. Davis served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. 


    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edith 
Cordell Davis, in 2000, and two sons, Ronnie and Charles Davis. 


    Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and James "Jay" 
Murray, Jonesborough, Tonua and Gary Tipton, Pamela and Rick Crumley, all of 
Roan Mountain, and Regina and Billy Briggs, Pelzer, S.C.; 13 grandchildren; 
seven great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Betty Davis, Elizabethton; and a 
brother, Hurley Davis, Roan Mountain. Several nieces and nephews, including a 
special nephew, Denton Hicks, Elk Park, N.C., also survive. 


    The funeral service for Mr. Davis will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, 
April 15, in the Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace with Rev. Johnny Hilton 
and Rev. John McCoury officiating. The family will receive friends in the 
funeral chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service. Friends may 
also call at the residence of his daughter, Pam Crumley, 174 Ingram Branch 
Road, Roan Mountain, at other times. The graveside service and interment will 
be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the Johnson-Roanview Cemetery. Everyone 
is welcome to meet the family at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday for the 
service. Active pallbearers will be selected from his grandsons. Honorary 
pallbearers will be friends and neighbors. Those who prefer memorials in lieu 
of flowers may make donations to the American Heart Association, 1101 N. Chase 
Parkway-Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067 or to the American Diabetes Association, 
900 East Hill Avenue-Suite 240, Knoxville, TN 37915. Condolences may be sent 
to the family electronically by signing the guestbook at 
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com or by fax to (423) 542-9499. 


    Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton is serving the Davis family. Obituary 
Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232. 


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