Katie Bowie Davis

Katie Bowie Davis, 84, of Abbeville, wife of the late Jasper B. Davis, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. Mrs. Davis was born in Abbeville to the late Olin A. and Claudia Bell Simpson Bowie. She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Lillian Killingsworth Sunday School Class. Mrs. Davis, along with her husband, was the owner and operator of the Kum-Bak restaurant for 25 years. She served as a telephone operator in Due West and was the secretary/bookkeeper of the M.W. Walker Finance Company in Abbeville for many years. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, James Milligan; four sisters-in-law, Janice D. Davis, Margaret Maddox, Grace Davis and Eleanor Davis. She is survived by a sister, Doris B. Milligan of Laurinburg, NC; a brother-in-law, Paul Davis of Due West; a sister-in-law, Janice Bouknight and husband Robert of Tifton, GA; two nephews, Mike Milligan and wife Judy of Mt. Airy, NC and Steve Milligan of Boone, NC; one niece, Kathie Billing and husband Chuck of Boone, NC; and extended family. The family will receive friends from 11:00AM to 12:00PM on Friday, May 7, 2010 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at Noon on Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Randy Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials, in memory of Mrs. Davis, may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, PO Box 656, Abbeville, SC 29620; Epworth Children's Home, 2900 Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC 29205; HospiceCare of the Piedmont Hospice House, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646; or to the charity of one's choice. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES is assisting the Davis family.