Joseph Homer Davis Jr., longtime church, association and state convention leader, died Oct. 19. He was 98.
He was raised in Ashford and graduated from Ashford High School, the University of Alabama and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Homer served in the U.S. Navy active duty at the end of World War II. He served as pastor of several churches in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina before working for the former Columbia Baptist Association (now Southeast Baptist Association) and Georgia Baptist Convention (based in Atlanta). Upon his retirement, he returned to Ashford, where he continued his ministry as interim pastor at numerous churches in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Also during his retirement years he served as a board member of the Blanche Davis Moore Foundation of Corpus Christi, Texas, for 24 years and chairman for 14 of those years.
After retirement he remained a faithful member of Bluff Springs Baptist Church, Ashford.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Glenda Agee Davis.
He is survived four children, Joseph Davis of Taylors, South Carolina; Paul Davis of New Berlin, Wisconsin; Tom Davis of Melbourne, Florida; and Amy Davis Byars of Auburn; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to J. Homer Davis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, c/o New Orleans Baptist Seminary, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70126.
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