Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Mexia Daily News - May. 14, 2004 edition

Wilmer Davis, Sr.

Funeral services for Wilmer (Bill) Davis, Sr., 96, of Mexia, will be conducted
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in Sweet Home Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles
Smith, pastor, will officiate. The Rev. Kevin VanHook, pastor of Pleasant Grove
Missionary Baptist Church of Waco, will serve as eulogist.

Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery-Mexia, under direction of Moore's Angelic
Funeral Home-Teague.

Mr. Davis, who had been residing in the Manor Healthcare Center, died Tuesday
in Parkview Regional Hospital. He was born April 18, 1908, in Cotton Gin
(Freestone County).

A retired employee of Southern Pacific Railroad and Youngblood Construction
Company, Mr. Davis enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945. He was a member of Launza
Chapel United Methodist Church of Mexia.

Viewing will be today until 7 p.m., and the family will be present for
visitation from 6 until 7 p.m. at Sweet Home Baptist Church, 311 North Baker
Street.

Surviving are his children - Mrs. Ella Davis Busby of Mexia; Wilmer Davis, Jr.,
of Mexia; Larry and Helen Davis of Houston; Wilma and Lordine Brewer of Mexia;
Eddie Davis of Mexia; Robert and Francis Davis of Mexia; Debra Davis of Mexia;
Ronnie and Lisa Davis of Waco, and Darrell Davis of Waco.

Also surviving are his sisters - Alma C. Spivey of Mexia and Pat Jackson of
Dallas; grandchildren - Gregory Davis, Wilmer R. Davis, Patrick Dixon, Tarsha
Bolden Garrett, Yolanda Keeling, Tammy Strain, Melvalyn Jones, Anita Busby,
Gerry Ravnell, Byron Ravnell, Tina Owens, Raybun Davis, Latricia Davis, Galvin
Davis, Joey Davis, Jacob Davis, Angela Davis, Mary Davis, Timothy Davis, Tisha
Henson, Chris Henson, Rhonda Davis, Shannon Harris, Dana Harris, Christie
Harris and Michael Davis; 26 great-grandchildren, nine
great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.