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Leslie Davis Obituary
Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Robert H. Davis and the late Maggie Watson Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church where he served as pastor for a number of years. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Ellen D. Wilson (Harry); a son, Leslie Ben Davis (Shirley); a sister, Alberta Barnes; grandchildren, Pam Gillespie, James Baker, Tony Wilson, Richard Davis and Garth Davis; great-grandchildren, Nikki Wilson, Matthew Baker, Tasha Davis, Hannah Davis and Tony "Little T" Wilson; and great-great-grandchildren, Blake Wilson and Gabrella Wilson.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church with Elders George Paul, Eugene Cuner and Calvin Harward officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Diane Tidwell, 114 Vermont Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.
Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.
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