Joe Hunt DAVIS

DAVIS, Joe HuntAge 87 of Nashville, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 at McKendree Health Care Center after a brief illness. A Navy World War II veteran and retired newspaper pressman, he was a 59 year member of Arlington United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Joe Hall Davis and Mary Elizabeth Davis; sisters, Ruth Davis, Corrine Hazelwood and Jewell Thielking; brothers, Fred and Wade Davis; infant daughter, Freda Davis. Survived by his wife of 68 years, Lurline Hazelwood Davis; sons, Joe Wayne (Shirley) Davis and John T. (Courtney) Davis, Jr.; grandchildren, Mark (Jessica) Davis, Joanne Davis and John T. Davis, Jr.; sister, Mary Francis Churchwell. Funeral service will be conducted 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Hibbett & Hailey Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. John M. Carpenter & Rev. Charles L. Walker officiating. Interment will follow in White Rose Cemetery, Gibson, TN at 2 p.m. Family and friends will serve as Pallbearers. Visitation with the family 4 - 8 p.m. Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Arlington United Methodist Church, 1360 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37217. HIBBETT & HAILEY FUNERAL HOME, 429 Donelson Pike, Nashville, TN 37214; (615) 883-2361.