Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426
P.O. Box 295
Springfield, GA 31329
Mr. Eugene "Butch" Davis
Springfield– Mr. Eugene "Butch" Davis, 64, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Charleston, SC.
Butch was born May 21, 1949, to the late Lewis Davis, Sr. and Luverta Griffin Davis.
The Effingham County native attended the public schools in Effingham County. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict, where he received two Bronze Stars. He also served in the Army National Guard in Springfield. He had worked a number of years at GAF and Strickland Funeral Home.
Family that preceded him in death: Parents, Lewis and Luverta Davis; son, Antonio Davis; sisters, Mrs. Emma L. Cone, Ms. Martha Davis, Mrs. Maryann Davis, Mrs. Teresa Rhett; and brothers, Lewis Davis, Jr. and Johnell Davis.
He leaves to cherish his memory, three sons, Timothy Dixon(Eureka), Eugene Osborne Davis, Norman Pinkney (Sondra); a devoted daughter, Jennifer Bentley (Donovan); two sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Wilson (Alfred) and Leatha J. Davis all of Springfield; an uncle, Nezzie Griffin (Mary); and aunt, Gladys Anderson; sister-in-law, Shirley Davis; nine grandchildren; a host of nieces nephews, cousins, and many friends and loved ones.
Visitation: 6-7 pm Friday, May 31, 2013 at Royal Temple Holiness Church in Guyton.
Funeral: 1 pm Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Royal Temple Holiness Church in Guyton.
Interment: Effingham Memorial Gardens.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons
Funeral Home
Effingham Chapel
(912)754-6421