Statesboro, Georgia
Mr. Danny Duane Davis, 68, of Statesboro, passed away at home on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Mr. Davis was born in Macon, Georgia on May 6, 1955, to the late Jack Dempsey Davis and Elizabeth Roberts Davis. In 1973 he graduated from Carlisle Military School in Bamberg, South Carolina. He was raised in the logging business, then worked as a long-distance truck driver before going back into logging until 2014 when his health started declining.
He and his wife, Linda, enjoyed bowling, and bowled in local leagues and in tournaments that allowed them to travel across the country for over 25 years. He was also a big fan of the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves, University of Georgia, and Georgia Southern, but loved spending time with his grandchildren more than anything.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Davis.
Surviving are his wife of 36 years, Linda Smith Davis, of Statesboro; son, Derrick (Jamie) Davis, of Winchester, California; daughter, Amy (Jason) Kallio, of Menifee, California; step-son, Josh (Maria) Barber, of Statesboro; grandchildren, Emma and Mina Davis; Sadie and Averi Kallio; Dylan, Hailey, and Nicholas Barber; brother, Dennis (Theresa) Davis, of Stillmore; sister-in-law, Joan Davis, of Swainsboro; brother-in-law, Joey (Kathy) Smith, of Bloomingdale; mother-in-law, Evelyn Smith, of Bloomingdale; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro.
Funeral services will be on Friday, April 19, 2024, at 11:00am in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Noot Irvin and Tommy Kirby officiating.
Interment will follow in Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church cemetery in Statesboro.
Pallbearers will be Anthony Davis, Dustin Davis, Dylan Barber, Jim Akins, Jamey Jenkins, and Wesley Snellgrove.
Honorary pallbearers will be Carlisle Military School alumni
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The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 210 Jonathan Road, Statesboro, Ga. 30458.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.
