Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Heyward Ishmael and Frances Elizabeth Davis. He was a 1966 graduate of Ware Shoals High School and Piedmont Technical College in 1974. He was a member of Ware Shoals First Baptist Church.

Surviving are a brother, Heyward Davis, of Mauldin and a sister Lynda Ruth Davis Durham, of Mauldin.

A Memorial Service will be conducted Friday, October 9, 2015 at 11 am at Parker White Funeral Home Chapel. Online Condolences may be sent to www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com