Davis William Roger 8-30-87
Cancer
William Roger Davis, 39, of Shenandoah, Ga., died Sunday, Aug. 30 at Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Ga. after a long illness with cancer.
A native of Asheville, N. C., Mr. Davis came to Oak Ridge in 1951 with his family.  He attended Oak Ridge Schools and graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1966, where he was a member of the band for three years
After graduating from high school, Mr. Davis attended Blanton Business College in Asheville, where he studied traffic management.  He later studied business administration at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.
He was employed in the regional office of Johnson Motor Lines in Charlotte for several years.  He later worked for Brown Transfer Company of Atlanta where he established and managed an office for the company in Charlotte.  In 18k=980, he transferred to Brown's Atlanta office, where he worked until becoming ill.
A U>S> Army veteran, Mr. Davis was a member of Kern Memorial Methodist Church in Oak Ridge.  He was also an active member of Victory Tabernacle Interdenominational Church in Newnan.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Gail Conkle Davis; his parents, William and Marie Davis 947 West Outer Drive, two sisters, Elizabeth Anne Mason of 22 Honeysuckle Lane and Sarah Kathryn Barr of Norcross, Ga.; two nieces; and two nephews.
The funeral was to be held today at 2 p.m. at Victory Tabernacle Interdenominational Church in Newnan, with the Rev. Don Hughes officiating.
McKoon Funeral Home in Newnan was in charge of arrangements.
Posted By: NS Administrator - 05-11-2016
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