William Elijah Davis
1908 - 2002 (93 years)
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Name William Elijah Davis Birth 25 Nov 1908 Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States 
Gender Male Death 2 Jan 2002 Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States Burial Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States 
Siblings4 Siblings Person ID I4806 Main Tree Last Modified 1 Sep 2022
Father Henry H. Davis, b. 5 Feb 1871, Morgan, Tennessee, United States d. 28 Mar 1945, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 74 years) Mother Matilda Anne Liles, b. 15 Feb 1874, Morgan, Tennessee, United States d. 9 Dec 1952, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 78 years) Marriage 27 Nov 1894 Morgan, Tennessee, United States Family ID F140 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ruby Newcomb, b. 2 Apr 1913 d. 29 Jun 1982 (Age 69 years) Marriage 10 Dec 1932 Children 1. Darwin A. Davis 2. Glenda Sheryl Davis Last Modified 24 Jun 2009 Family ID F2091 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 25 Nov 1908 - Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States 
Death - 2 Jan 2002 - Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States 
Burial - - Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - DAVIS, WILLIAM ELIJAH, 'LIGE', 93, of Coalfield, died Thursday, Jan.10, 2002, at Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Nov.25, 1908, in Coalfield, the son of Henry H. and Matilda Liles Davis.As a young man, Mr. Davis worked as a coal miner before beginningemployment with Union Carbide Nuclear Division. He later retired asmanager of the Cumberland Utility District. He was a member ofPleasant Grove Baptist Church in Coalfield and had served as deacon,on the board of t trustees, treasurer and Sunday school teacher. Mr.Davis was a charter member and the first president of the CoalfieldSenior Citizens and a member of Black Diamond Masonic Lodge, No. 625,F&AM. He is survived by his son, Darwin Davis and his wife, Doralene,of Coalfield; his daughter, Glenda Fritts and her husband, Tom, ofCoalfield; five grandchildren, Dennis Davis and his wife, Holly, ofKingston, Deidre Holt and her husband, Joel, of McMinnville, MartyFritts and his wife, Angie, of Lenooir City, and Justin Fritts andMandi Fritts, both of Coalfield; his great-grandchildren, CameronDavis Holt, Zachary Elijah Fritts and Emily Caroline Davis; andseveral nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Davis waspreceded in death by his wife, Ruby Newcomb Davis; two brothers,Theodore V. Davis and Alva L. Davis; and infant sisters, Elsena andMartha Davis. The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, atPleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. H. Mack Smith officiating.A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, atDavis Cemetery in Coalfield. The family requests any memorials be inthe form of donations to the Family Life Center Building Fund,Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 187, Coalfield, TN 37719. Thefamily will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church.Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is handling the arrangements.[Oak Ridger]
DEAT: ADR1 Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center
DEAT: ADR2 240 Hannah Road
DEAT: CITY Harriman
DEAT: STAE Tennessee
DEAT: POST 37748
DEAT: CTRY United States
DEAT: PHON (865) 882-9159
DEAT: WWW http://harrimancare.com/
- DAVIS, WILLIAM ELIJAH, 'LIGE', 93, of Coalfield, died Thursday, Jan.10, 2002, at Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Nov.25, 1908, in Coalfield, the son of Henry H. and Matilda Liles Davis.As a young man, Mr. Davis worked as a coal miner before beginningemployment with Union Carbide Nuclear Division. He later retired asmanager of the Cumberland Utility District. He was a member ofPleasant Grove Baptist Church in Coalfield and had served as deacon,on the board of t trustees, treasurer and Sunday school teacher. Mr.Davis was a charter member and the first president of the CoalfieldSenior Citizens and a member of Black Diamond Masonic Lodge, No. 625,F&AM. He is survived by his son, Darwin Davis and his wife, Doralene,of Coalfield; his daughter, Glenda Fritts and her husband, Tom, ofCoalfield; five grandchildren, Dennis Davis and his wife, Holly, ofKingston, Deidre Holt and her husband, Joel, of McMinnville, MartyFritts and his wife, Angie, of Lenooir City, and Justin Fritts andMandi Fritts, both of Coalfield; his great-grandchildren, CameronDavis Holt, Zachary Elijah Fritts and Emily Caroline Davis; andseveral nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Davis waspreceded in death by his wife, Ruby Newcomb Davis; two brothers,Theodore V. Davis and Alva L. Davis; and infant sisters, Elsena andMartha Davis. The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, atPleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. H. Mack Smith officiating.A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, atDavis Cemetery in Coalfield. The family requests any memorials be inthe form of donations to the Family Life Center Building Fund,Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 187, Coalfield, TN 37719. Thefamily will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church.Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is handling the arrangements.[Oak Ridger]