Jack H. Davis

Jack H. Davis OAKWOOD, Va. Mr. Jack H. Davis, age 60, passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Born at Richlands, Va., he was the son of the late John Lawrence Davis and Caroline Ferrell Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one nephew, Willie Boyd. Jack retired as the director of federal programs for the Buchanan County School System, supervising Pre-K and Title 1 Programs. He was a 1968 graduate of Garden High School, Southwest Virginia Community College, Pikeville College, Radford College and also attended ETSU. Jack attended the Garden Creek United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Sharon Davis; one daughter, Tonya Noel Browning and husband John of Oakwood; one son, Jerry Heath Davis and wife Alisha of Marion, N.C.; two grandchildren, Alifair Grace Buchanan and Hadley Rowan Davis; three brothers Arlen Cook and wife Loretta of Okeechobee, Fla., John Douglas Davis of Raven, Va., and Guy Willis Davis of Sugar Grove, Va.; one sister, Joan Boyd and husband Bill of Leemaster, Va.; special friends, Brady Elswick, Cotton Rogers, Robert Lester, Doug Ratliff, Brad Davis, Steven Davis, Jackie Kinder, Bill Cook, Carl Chapman, Donald Clayborne, Brenda Ward, Judy Kinder, Sandra Cole and Denise Long; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive. Private memorial services were held Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at the Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org; or to the Buchanan County Public Library Children's Wing, 1185 Poetown St., Grundy, VA 24614. Online condolences may be sent to the family by going to www.SingletonFuneralService.com Singleton Funeral Service at Cedar Bluff, Va., is serving the Davis Family.