Byron
Byron Winn Davis
d. July 27, 2020
Byron Winn Davis, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, and husband of Janis Helmken Davis, died Monday morning, July 27, 2020, at Spanish Oaks Hospice.
Born in Copperhill, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Walter Winn Davis and the late Frankie Hood Davis Light. Mr. Davis was a United States Air Force veteran. He was a longtime member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he served as an usher for many years and was a member of the Saints and Sinners Sunday School class. Mr. Davis retired as a credit reporter for Dun & Bradstreet. He played college basketball and also enjoyed golf, wrestling and football.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Dennis Ayala.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Janis Helmken Davis; one daughter, Kathleen Ayala; two sons, Michael Davis and Stephen Davis; three grandchildren, Christa Smith, Jason Ayala and Cory Ayala; two great-grandchildren, Kairi Wise and Logan Wise, and one brother, Edwin Light.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 7 o'clock Friday evening, July 31, 2020, at Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 7 o'clock Friday evening, July 31, 2020, in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by the Reverend Peter J. Hartmann. Private interment will be in Bonaventure Cemetery.
Remembrances: St. Paul\'s Evangelical Lutheran Church - 10 West 31st Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.
You are invited to view the memorial service of Mr. Davis by clicking here.
Born in Copperhill, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Walter Winn Davis and the late Frankie Hood Davis Light. Mr. Davis was a United States Air Force veteran. He was a longtime member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he served as an usher for many years and was a member of the Saints and Sinners Sunday School class. Mr. Davis retired as a credit reporter for Dun & Bradstreet. He played college basketball and also enjoyed golf, wrestling and football.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Dennis Ayala.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Janis Helmken Davis; one daughter, Kathleen Ayala; two sons, Michael Davis and Stephen Davis; three grandchildren, Christa Smith, Jason Ayala and Cory Ayala; two great-grandchildren, Kairi Wise and Logan Wise, and one brother, Edwin Light.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 7 o'clock Friday evening, July 31, 2020, at Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 7 o'clock Friday evening, July 31, 2020, in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by the Reverend Peter J. Hartmann. Private interment will be in Bonaventure Cemetery.
Remembrances: St. Paul\'s Evangelical Lutheran Church - 10 West 31st Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.
You are invited to view the memorial service of Mr. Davis by clicking here.
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