Christine Williams Davis

Christine Williams Davis, 86, of 15 Stratford Drive, Asheville, died Friday, May 16, 2008, at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge. A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Connie Burnett Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Davis, Sr., who died in 1979 and by a son, Charles Edward Davis, Jr., who died in 2003. A graduate of Lee Edwards High School, she was retired from Square D and was a member of New Bridge Baptist Church where she played the piano and taught Sunday School. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Calloway of Asheville; two sons, Ossie Davis of Arden and Randy Davis and his wife Sherree of Swannanoa; sister, Doris Plemmons of Winston Salem; brother, Frank Williams of Sarasota, FL; ten grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Reverend Clark Henderson officiating. Burial will follow at Ashelawn Gardens. Her family will receive friends from 7:00-8:30 pm Monday at the funeral home and request that memorials be made to New Bridge Baptist Church Building Fund, 199 Elkwood Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804.