Mr. Danny Duane Davis, 68, of Statesboro, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024, at his home. Funeral service was held Friday, April 19, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Noot Irvin and Tommy Kirby officiating. Interment followed in Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church cemetery in Statesboro. Visitation was Thursday, April 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro.
Pallbearers were Anthony Davis, Dustin Davis, Dylan Barber, Jim Akins, Jamey Jenkins and Wesley Snellgrove. Honorary pallbearers were Carlisle Military School alumni.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 210 Jonathan Road, Statesboro, GA 30458.
Danny was born May 6, 1955, in Macon, to the late Jack Dempsey Davis and Elizabeth Roberts Davis. In 1973, he graduated from Carlisle Military School in Bamberg, South Carolina. Danny 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. Danny 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, Mr. Davis is preceded in death by his 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; stepson, Josh (Maria) Barber of Statesboro; grandchildren, Emma and Mina Davis, Sadie and Averi Kallio, and 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.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro was in charge of arrangements.
