Isiah Cornelius Davis

Isiah Cornelius Davis, 83, of 120 Selby Drive, Marshall, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 26, 2007. Mr. Davis was born June 30, 1924, in Bamberg, SC, to the late Levee Davis and Magalene Morris Davis. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Diane Davis; a son, Joe Lee Davis; brothers, Clarence Frederick Davis and Marion Donald Davis; sisters, Margaret Davis Sandifer, Dorothy Davis Creech and Shirley Davis (Long) George. A veteran of the United States Navy, he served four years during World War II. He attended boot camp in Norfolk, VA; served on the USS Kent (transport carrier); the SS Shickshinny (cargo ship); the Robin Don Caster (cargo ship) and the USS Frankfort DD497 (destroyer). Mr. Davis retired from Life of Georgia Insurance Company in 1985 after 30 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC, and was active in the community. Since moving to the Asheville area, he came under the Watch Care Program of Hominy Baptist Church in Candler. Mr. Davis was a Past Master of Masonic Lodge #339, Kings Mountain; Past Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Kings Mountain; Charter Member and Past Secretary of the White Plains Shrine Club, Kings Mountain; Member of Scottish Rite of Freemasonry S.M., Charlotte and the Oasis Temple of Charlotte. Surviving are his wife, Wanza Yelton Davis; daughter, Jean Davis Allred and husband James Bruce Allred; grandchildren, Grady Thomas (Tommy) Allred, III and wife Jill of Kernersville; Michelle Leigh Allred and Scott Lightfoot of Marshall; great-grandchildren, Allison and Isaiah Allred of Marshall and Dean and Whitney of Kernersville and numerous nieces and nephews in South Carolina. Private services will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Bruce Allred, 120 Selby Drive, Marshall, on Sunday, July 29, 2007, and the ashes will be spread over the mountains. Following the private services, the family will receive friends at Hominy Baptist Church from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Ministries Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 pm Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. Following the graveside service, the family will receive friends at First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, from 3:30-5:00 pm. Other services to be held in Bamberg, SC at a future date with ashes being buried in the Davis Family Plot. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Music Fund, PO Box 786, Kings Mountain, NC 28086; Hominy Baptist Church Music Fund, 135 Candler School Road, Candler, NC 28715; the Wanza Y. Davis Scholorship Fund, Attention: Lois D. Rudd, 3991 Vance Street Extension, Reidsville, NC 27320 or to the Hospice of your choice. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting with the arrangements.