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Jasper Preston “PAPA JAP” Davis

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Jasper Preston “PAPA JAP” Davis

Birth
Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Death
25 Jun 1967 (aged 80)
Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.5125111, Longitude: -90.1164556
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PATERNAL GREAT GRANDFATHER of Patricia Lyn ( Pat) Davis

J. P. Davis, 81, Dies in Lawrence
He married Fannie Jane Ballard 28 AUG 1901

Jasper Preston Davis, 81, Route 2, Monticello, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the Lawrence County Hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born Sept. 3, 1885, the son of Charles ( Charlie ) Taylor Davis and Amanda Melissa Miller also deceased.

Survivors include three sons, J. C. Davis, Tylertown, C. P. Davis and Jewell P. Davis both of Monticello; four daughters, Mrs. Velma Ward, Mrs. Beulah Neal, Mrs. Ollie Reid and Mrs. Hazel Williamson, all of Monticello; 74 great grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Services were conducted at 3 p.m. Monday from the Methodist Church of Monticello by the Revs. C. M. Walley and Charles. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.

Pallbearers were John Neal, Jimmy Ray Davis, Buddy Ward, Gerald Davis, Davis Neal, Sonny Charles Davis.

6/29/1967
PATERNAL GREAT GRANDFATHER of Patricia Lyn ( Pat) Davis

J. P. Davis, 81, Dies in Lawrence
He married Fannie Jane Ballard 28 AUG 1901

Jasper Preston Davis, 81, Route 2, Monticello, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the Lawrence County Hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born Sept. 3, 1885, the son of Charles ( Charlie ) Taylor Davis and Amanda Melissa Miller also deceased.

Survivors include three sons, J. C. Davis, Tylertown, C. P. Davis and Jewell P. Davis both of Monticello; four daughters, Mrs. Velma Ward, Mrs. Beulah Neal, Mrs. Ollie Reid and Mrs. Hazel Williamson, all of Monticello; 74 great grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Services were conducted at 3 p.m. Monday from the Methodist Church of Monticello by the Revs. C. M. Walley and Charles. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.

Pallbearers were John Neal, Jimmy Ray Davis, Buddy Ward, Gerald Davis, Davis Neal, Sonny Charles Davis.

6/29/1967


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  • Maintained by: Pat Arnold
  • Originally Created by: Amy
  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94574588/jasper_preston-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Jasper Preston “PAPA JAP” Davis (3 Sep 1886–25 Jun 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94574588, citing Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Pat Arnold (contributor 47131107).