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Rev. Robert K. Davis Sr. - Obituary
1944 - 2024
REV.
ROBERT
K.
DAVIS,
SR.,
80
of
Institute,
WV
departed
this
life
on
July
18,
2024,
peacefully
at
home
with
his
family.
Born
on
April
2,
1944
in
Westerly,
WV,
to
the
late
Ulysses
Davis
and
the
late
Mary
LaVerne
Berry.
Robert
graduated
from
Alderson
High
School
in
1962
and
attended
WV
State
University.
In
1965
he
was
drafted
in
the
United
States
Army
for
2
years.
After
returning
from
Vietnam,
Robert
was
hired
by
the
U.S.
Postal
Service
as
a
mail
carrier
and
retired
after
29
years.
In
addition,
he
started
his
own
business
as
a
General Contractor and worked up until his late 70's.
Robert
got
saved
in
1969
and
became
very
busy
working
for
the
Lord.
He
was
called
to
preach
in
1981,
and
then
went
on
to
be
installed
as
the
Pastor
of
Mt.
Zion
Missionary
Baptist
Church
in
August
1986.
He
graduated
as
the
1st
African
American
student
from
the
Teays
Valley
Baptist
College
in
1987.
He
held
many
leadership
roles
in
the
following
Organizations:
Vice-
President,
1st
Vice-
President,
and
Evangelistic
Coordinator
of
the
Charleston
Black
Ministerial
Alliance;
Moderator
of
the
Mt.
Olivet
Missionary
Baptist
Association,
and
President
of
the
Minster's
and
Deacon's
Union
of
Mt.
Olivet
Missionary
Baptist
Association.
Rev.
Davis
served
on
the
Steering
Committee
for
the
Billy
Graham
Crusade
and
the
"March
for Jesus" Crusade. Rev. Davis's evangelism took him to Africa, New Orleans, LA, and Jamaica.
Rev.
Davis
retired
from
the
Pastorship
of
Mt.
Zion
Baptist
Church
in
2013.
He
joined
the
Pilgrim
Home
Missionary Baptist Church in 2014 and became Pastor Emeritus a year later.
Rev.
Davis
was
preceded
in
death
by
his
parents,
Ulysses
Davis
and
Mary
Berry;
stepfather,
Ernest
Berry;
first
wife,
Lillian
E.
Davis;
brothers,
Ulysses
Davis,
Jr.,
(Junior)
and
Jackie
Davis;
sisters,
Beverly
Smith-
Berry and Gwen Berry, and special aunt, Rebecca Brooks.
Family
members
left
to
cherish
his
memory
include
his
wife,
Adeline
"Peaches"
Davis;
daughter,
Stephanie
Terry
(Patrick);
son,
Robert
K.
Davis,
Jr.;
step-daughter,
Erska
Easley-Robinson;
step-sons;
Adolphus
"Tony"
Cooper
and
Clarence
(Debra)
Easley;
special
adopted
daughters,
Carmen
Hankins
Parrish,
Sonya
Anderson,
Chrishlen
Spence,
and
Suzette
Smalls;
grandchildren,
Robyn
Davis,
Niki
Davis,
Jordan
Terry,
Jada
Terry,
Oksana
Robinson,
JaRea
Cooper,
Sophia
Triplett,
Martis
Washington,
and
Monique
Carter;
brothers,
Raymond
Davis
(Francine),
Lee
Berry;
sisters,
Shirley
Willis
(Paul)
and
Nadine
Berry
and
a
host
of nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.
Funeral
service
will
be
12
p.m.,
Saturday,
July
27,
2024
at
Maranatha
Fellowship
Church,
2910
Kanawha
Terrace,
St.
Albans,
WV
with
Rev.
Shelley
Bausley
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in
Grandview
Memorial
Park, Dunbar, WV.
Friends, while wearing masks and observing social distancing, may visit with the family two hours prior.
In
lieu
of
flowers,
the
Davis
family
kindly
requests
donations
be
made
to
the
Pilgrim
Home
Missionary
Baptist
Church
7016
MacCorkle
Ave.
St.
Albans,
WV
25177,
in
Rev.
Davis'
honor,
where
he
was
the
Pastor
Emeritus.
Email condolences to ritchiejohnsonfuneral
parlor@gmail.com
.
Arrangements entrusted to Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Published by Charleston Gazette-Mail on Jul. 25, 2024.