- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. Billy Davis (Yogi)
- Date of Original:
- 2004-01-31
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
Funeral service--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
African Americans--Georgia--Claxton--21st century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Evans County, Claxton, 32.16158, -81.904
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mr. Billy Davis (Yogi). Date of funeral service: January 31, 2004. Location of funeral service: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 10:00 a.m. Birth date: October 19, 1939. Death date: January 26, 2004.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-320
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-320
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Original Collection:
- African American Funeral Programg Collection, Evans County African American Archive Museum, Evans County Community Center (Claxton, Ga.)
- Holding Institution:
- Evans County Community Center (Claxton, Ga.)
- Rights:
-
Homegoing Services
for
Mr. Billy Davis
(Yogi)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2004
10:00 A.M.
MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. L. PERRY MCNEAL, OFFICIATING
INTERMENT - CHURCH CEMETERY
SERVICES ENTRUSTED TO:
MOODYS FUNERAL HOME
201 CHURCH STREET
CLAXTON, GEORGIA 30417
PHONE: (912) 739-4932
FAX: (912) 739-0877
OBITUARY
Mr. Billy Davis was bom in Sparta, GA,
October 19, 1939 to Mrs. Francina Davis. He
passed away January 26, 2004 at Evans
Memorial Hospital under Pearls of Life
Hospice. He lived in Evans County most of his
life. He worked for Claxton Poultry Farm for 38
years until illness forced his retirement. He was
known as (Yogi) to all of his friends. He was a
social butterfly and could lend a shoulder or ear
to everyone that he befriended. Yogi was loved
by all who knew him. He will be greatly
missed.
He leaves to mourn, his mother, Mrs. Francina
Davis of Claxton, GA; four sisters, Mrs. Annie
Ruth Collins (Ralph), Mrs. Alice Mea King
(Wallace), and Miss JoAnn Davis, all of
Claxton and Mrs. Levina McClain of Sparta,
GA; six brothers, Davell Davis, Ernest L. Davis
(Michelle) and Harper Davis, all of Orlando,
FL, John H. Davis (Beverly) of Columbus, GA,
George G. Davis (Berene) of Augusta, GA, and
Reginald Davis (Elaine) of Claxton, GA; host
of nieces and nephews, family and friends; a
devoted niece, Caressa Collins (as Becky).
ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional
Hymn
Scripture
Invocation
Selection ................................Choir
Reflections.....................3 Minutes Please
As A Friend.....................Patricia Brown
WaymOn Moody
Solo ...........................LeVina McClain
Acknowledgement & Obituary........Moodys Staff
Eulogy ...................Pastor L. Perry McNeal
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Joe Beal
Jimmy Carr
Alvin Brown
Ronnie Berry
Roger McCray
Harry Forley
FLORAL BEARERS
Ushers & Friends
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The family of the late Mr. Billy Davis wishes to thank
their many friends and relatives for all acts of kindness
shown to them in their hour of sorrow. May God bless each
of you is our prayer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THE FAMILY
On behalf of the Staff of Moodys Funeral Home, we
would like to offer our sympathy on your loss. We want to
thank you for entrusting to us the final disposition of your
loved one. We hope our service has been a comfort to you,
and if we helped to lighten your burden, then our aim was
accomplished. Thank you.