Copy of Rev. G.W. Davis Obituary

Title

Copy of Rev. G.W. Davis Obituary

Accession Number

2026.49.7.1

Accession Date

6 October 2026

Accession Creator

Sophie Pendergraft

Depositor

Melanie Copeland Shaner

Description

Copy of obituary for Rev. G. W. Davis

Storage Location

Box 82, Folder 2

Text

xREV. G.W. DAVIS DIES

Pastor of Wesleyan Methodist Church at Greer

Special to The State.
Greer, Feb. 1.–The Rev. George W. Davis, 69, pastor of the Greer Wesleyan Methodist church, died at his home on South Trade street at 7 o’clock Saturday evening following a week’s illness of pneumonia.

Mr. Davis was highly regarded in his church work in South Carolina and will be mourned by a large number of friends in this and neighboring states.

Mr. Davis was twice married, first to Mis Mildred Cothran, who died about four years ago. His second marriage was to Mrs. Katie Pollard, who survives with the following children: Mrs. O. N. Poole, Mrs. W. K. Few, Mrs. R. B. Powers, Mrs. J. O. Copeland, John A. Davis, E. L. Daviss, A. H. Davis and G. N. Davis, all of Greer. A sister, Miss Lou Davis, also survives with the following stepchildren: Mrs. J. C. Nullaly and J. W. Pollard of Greer, W. H. Pollard of Spartanburg, A. H. Pollard of Greenville, and P. W. Pollard of Simpsonville.

Funeral services were conducted Monday at 12 o’clock from the Wesleyan Methodist church. The services were in charge of the Rev. R. C. Kendrick, assisted by J. W. Miller, W. D. Correll, W. E. McIntyre, and D. O. Powers. Interment followed in the family plot in Edgewood cemetery. A large concourse of surviving relatives and friends attended the funeral.