Jimmie Lee Davis

God saw the road was getting rough, the hills were hard to climb, He gently closed his loving eyes, and whispered “peace be mine.”

Mr. Jimmie Lee Davis was given the precious gift of life on Sunday, August 29, 1943 in Homerville, GA to the late Odell Jones and Maggie Riley.

At an early age, he accepted Christ and joined St. Phillip A.M.E. Church, Madrid, AL. He was employed at Colonial Bakery (Bimbo Bakeries) for 33 1/2  years, where he retired on Wednesday, December 27, 2006.

He was united in Holy Matrimony to Bertha Key on Wednesday, May 25, 1994.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Odell Jones and Maggie Riley; his stepfather, Joe Davis; three sisters: Catherine Snell, Mary Lee Davis and Rosene Davis; three brothers: Robert Lee Davis, Charlie Lee Davis and Joseph Davis; and a stepdaughter, Gwendolyn Brock.

Today there’s a sadness in our hearts, as we come together to say our goodbye to our beloved: husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. Jimmie Davis leaves a lifetime of love and memories that will be cherished by his wife, Bertha Davis; two sons: Jeffery (Jacqueline) Davis of Valdosta, GA and Ricky (Lynette) Davis of Orlando, FL; one daughter, Carolyn (Dexter) Sutton of Tallahassee, FL; a stepson: Robert (Cynthia) Brock of Jacksonville, FL; a stepdaughter: Latania (Jesse) Roberson of Montgomery, AL; thirteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; three sisters: Mattie (Randle) Silmon of Dothan, AL, Mollie Hardrick of Madrid, AL and Mary Lott of Las Vegas, NV; four sisters-in-law: Jeannette (Dennis) Ellis, Essie (Frank) Lampkin, Lillie Mae Key all of Dothan, AL and Ira Davis of Madrid, AL; three aunts; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and close friends to keep his memory alive in the minds and hearts of all.

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