Rev. James E. Davis

Rev. James E. Davis, 87, formerly of Michigan Avenue, Asheville, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at Richmond Hill Retirement Center. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late Amos and Sally Fortner Davis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ida Willis Davis, who died in 1988 and a daughter, Patricia Ann Davis. He was retired from Thomas and Howard Wholesale Grocers. Survivors include a daughter, Tina Boegemann and husband David of Alexander; a son, Ed Davis and wife Paulette of Asheville; two brothers, Orb and Claude Davis of Marshall; twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Larry and Terry Sprouse officiating. Burial will follow at Ashelawn Gardens. His family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm Saturday prior to the service. Special thanks goes out to caretakers Roger and Kim Edmonds at Richmond Hill Retirement Center.