Charles E. Davis Sr.

1947 - 2021

March 11, 1947 - January 15, 2021 Charles E. Davis, Sr., was born on March 11, 1947, and was the youngest of five children born to Percy and Lizzie Davis in Tallulah, Louisiana. He departed this life on January 15, 2021, at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Ontario, California.He received his childhood education from the Madison Parish School District in Tallulah, Louisiana. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served his country during the Vietnam War as a proud member of the United States Army. He retired as Associate Warden with the California Department of Corrections after more than 30 years of service to the State of California.He was preceded in death by his parents, Percy and Lizzie Davis; one brother, Thomas Davis; one sister, Daisy Johnson; three half-brothers, Percy Davis, Jr., Eugene Davis, and LC Davis; and one half-sister, Gertrude Wormwood.He is survived by his wife, Deborah K. Davis; two sons, Charles E. Davis, Jr., of Patterson, California, and Anthony J. Davis of Mira Loma, California; two daughters, Christie L. Davis of Morgan Hill, California, and Crystal L. Davis of Corona, California; two sisters, Ann Kyle of Apple Valley, California, and Carrie Thomas of San Bernardino, California; four grandchildren, Uriah Smith of Patterson, California, Makayla Smith of Patterson, California, Austin Davis of Colton, California, Amerie Davis of Colton, California and a host of nephews, nieces, other relatives, and many loving friends. A private service will be held on February 19, 2021. Final internment will be at Riverside National Cemetery.