Henry Clay “H. C.” Davis, Jr., 77, of Tifton died Saturday, January 2, 2010, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Robert Thompson and Rev. Kevin Harris will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Reid Jones, Derrick Jones, Steven Kelly, Chad Davis, Roy Jones, Don Turner, Dewayne Dean and Buck Aultman will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Charlie Cook, Tommy Mullis, Mike Clements, Larry “Root” Jones, Jimmy Norman, James Hester and Joe Thomoson. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 3, 2010, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mr. Davis was born on December 16, 1932 in Tift County and was the son of Henry Clay Davis, Sr. and Ora Wilson Davis, both deceased. He was a retired farmer and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Lola Johnston Davis of Tifton; two sons,
Greg Davis of Tifton and Wayne Davis of Tifton; one step-son, Donnie Childers of Tifton; one daughter, Jan Burdette of Ty Ty; three sisters, Dolores Davis of Tifton, Evelyn Thomas of Macon and Geraldine Lee of Tifton; seven grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.