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Samuel Price Davis Sr.

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DAVIS ROANOKE, VA - Samuel Price Davis, Sr., 86, of Roanoke, VA, passed away Monday, November 10, 2008. He was preceded by brothers, Robert and Jim Davis. Samuel was a member of Enon Baptist Church, retired dispatcher for General Motors Motor Lines and he never met a stranger. Surviving are his loving wife of 63 years, Landonia Spradlin Davis; a son, Samuel Price Davis, Jr. of Winston-Salem; special friend, Melvin Thomas of Winston-Salem; brother, William Davis and wife, Shirley of Fincastle; sister-in-law, Lorraine Davis of Salem and a host of other relatives and friends. A Celebration of Life Service will be 12:00 p.m., Thursday, November 13, 2008, in the Simpson Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Harold Cook officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 a.m. till service time. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements handled by Simpson Funeral Home and Crematory, 5160 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA 24019, 540.366-0707.

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Published by Winston-Salem Journal on Nov. 12, 2008.

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Carol Roberts

November 17, 2008

I am Melvin's first cousin and am so sorry about your loss. We did not hear about it until Friday. We think so much of Price so we know his father had to be great. We will be thinking of you and we extend our deepest sympathy to your family.

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