William Earl Davis November 6, 1932 - October 25, 2024

Mr. William Earl Davis, age 91 of Cottage Grove, TN
passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at his
residence. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. on
Monday, October 28, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home
with Mike Wimberley, Debra McGuire and Randy
Crossett officiating. Named as pallbearers are Roger
Nance, Charlie Correll, Jr., Craig Akers, Rusty
Nance, James Bates and Bobby Rogers; honorary
pallbearers, Jerry Wagner, John Salmon, Bubba
Page and all of his Masonic brothers at Lodge #109.
Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery with a
Masonic service prior to burial.
Visitation is scheduled on Sunday from 4:00 until
7:00 P.M. and again on Monday after 10:00 A.M. until
time of service.
William Earl Davis was born in November 6, 1932 in
Como, TN to the late Charles T. Davis, Sr. and the
late Lydie Akers Davis. He married Bonnie R.
Lampkins Davis on June 12, 1952 and she preceded
him in death on July 21, 2005. William Earl is
survived by long time companion, Ann Buie of
Puryear; daughters, Kathy Davis of Paris and Debra
(Charlie) Correll of Cottage Grove; son, Don Davis of
Cottage Grove; grandchildren, Keith Ainley,
Kimberley (Jason) Snider, and Charlie (Ashley)
Correll, Jr.; great-grandchildren, Kyler Ainley, Lydia
Snider, Madison Snider, Joshua Snider, Wyatt
Correll, and Chevy Correll; also survived by several
nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Besides his parents and wife, Mr. Davis is also
preceded in death by his brothers, Charles T. Davis,
Jr., John Franklin Davis, and James Akers Davis.
William Earl was a member of Olive Branch United
Methodist Church and the sexton of the Olive Branch
Cemetery. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #109
in Cottage Grove 32nd Degree. He retired from Du
Pont of New Johnsonville with 30 years of service
and farmed the majority of his life.
Arrangements by McEvoy Funeral Home, Paris, TN
731-642-1441