Wesley Henry Davis, 83, passed away Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at his Yulee residence.
Mr. Davis was born Feb. 24, 1933, in Jacksonville, and moved to Yulee five years ago from Cape Coral. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in St. Marys and, along with his wife, Minnie Davis, planted a church in 1975 in Monticello, Miss., that is still thriving today. He loved to camp and travel, and dearly loved being with his family.
Mr. Davis retired from St. Regis Paper Co. in 1983 after 30 years of employment and retired again from Georgia-Pacific after being employed there for 12 years. He also retired from the Lee County Board of County Commissioners in 2010.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Clara Davis, and by a grandson, Eli Robbins.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Minnie B. Davis of Yulee; two sons and daughters-in-law, John Wesley and Lynn Davis of Zion, Ill., and Stephen and Vicky Simmons of Smithville, Miss.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Andy Harthcock of Merrimack, N.H., and Johanna and Todd Robbins of Yulee; a brother and sister-in-law, George William and Nancy Davis of Callahan; a sister, Grace Gorman of Jacksonville; eight grandchildren, Wesley Davis, Erin Schoenman, Tony Simmons, Drew Harthcock, Precia Harthcock, Torin Harthcock, Evan Robbins and Ella Robbins; and four great-grandchildren, Ethan, Sophia and Lucas Davis, and Audrey Schoenman.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Stephens Chapel at Green Pine Funeral Home with Pastor Randall Dockery officiating. Interment will follow in Green Pine Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
To sign Mr. Davis' online obituary, please visit the Green Pine website at www.greenpinefuneral.com.
Arrangements by Green Pine Funeral Home.
Green Pine Funeral Home