Daily Corinthian Newspaper, Corinth, Mississippi
dated April 1, 1997
WILLIAM DAVIS, 71
BURNSVILLE-Funeral services for William C. Davis, 71, were held
at 1 p.m. Monday at Cutshall Funeral Home with Minister John
Hardwick officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
He died Saturday, March 29, 1997, at North Mississippi Medical
Center in Tupelo. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Church of
Christ and a World War II veteran of U.S. Army. He was retired
from Intex Plastics.
Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers
and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Dannie Lee Raper Davis of
Burnsville; a daughter, Judy Evans of Burnsville; a son, Jerry
Otis Davis of Corinth; two brothers, Solomon Zachary Davis of
Bolivar, Tennessee, Philmore Davis of Corinth; two half
brothers, Everett Lee Davis and Larry Gene Davis, both of
Corinth; 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Johnny Brown, Ronnie Lee Brown, Earnest Rorie,
Leon Powers, Gary Orick and Frank Davis.
