Arthur Roy Davis

Arthur Roy Davis, 85, husband of the late Leona Morrow Davis, of Abbeville died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at NHC in Greenwood. He was born in Social Circle, GA to the late Everett J. and Emma 'Ola'A?A?A½ Cannon Davis. Mr. Davis served in the United States Navy and retired as a weaver at J.P. Stevens with 42 years of dedicated service. He attended the Faith Harvest Fellowship in Calhoun Falls. Mr. Davis had a loving appreciation of flowers and working in his yard to care for them brought him much joy. He was an avid fisherman; the catch was always an exciting experience. He was sincerely loved by his daughter, grandchildren, family and his many friends. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Davis was preceded in death by a brother, R.L. Davis and two sisters, Viola Newton and Madeline Martin. He is survived by his daughter, Wanda Sprouse, of Abbeville; two granddaughters, Amy S. Williams, and her husband, Jeremy, of Charleston and Jennifer S. Harper and her husband, Doug, of Abbeville; two great-grandchildren, Emma Leigh Harper and Sagan Lewis Williams; and a sister, Louise Gibson, and her husband, Haskell, of Calhoun Falls. The family will receive friends from 2:00PM to 3:00PM Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 3:30PM in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Mike Ford officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mr. Davis, may be sent to Hospice of South Carolina, 110 Dillon Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307. The family is at the home. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES of Abbeville is assisting the Davis family.