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Rev. Robert Calloway Davis
1932 - 2025
Rev. Robert Calloway Davis
1932 - 2025
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BORN
1932
DIED
2025
Rev. Robert Davis Obituary
Rev. Robert Calloway Davis, age 92, of Richmond, departed this life on January 27, 2025. He pastored Union Baptist Church for 48 years. He was also a former pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, where he served for nine years. He also retired from the Richmond Public Schools as a Social Studies Teacher. Rev. Davis is preceded in death by his wife, LaVerne Davis. He is survived by one daughter, Denise Davis; a host of nieces and nephews; one sister-in-law, Sally Hughes; other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 6:30pm - 7:30pm on Friday, February 7, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Fifth Baptist Church (Rev. Earl Brown, pastor),1415 W. Cary St, where remains will lie in state one hour prior to the funeral time. Rev. Wendell Johnson, officiating. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends assemble at the church at 10:45am on Saturday.
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2011 Grayland Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
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