James Roscoe Davis

Pikeville – Mr. James Roscoe Davis, 72, of 493 Lancaster Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Waitus Woodard Davis and Judith Lancaster Davis and was married to the late Nancy Lou Bartlett Davis. Mr. Davis was a retired meat cutter and was a member of Mount Nelson Baptist Church in Eureka.

Funeral services will be Monday at 3:30 p.m. at Mount Nelson Baptist Church with Rev. Pete Bass and Rev. Robie Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in the Pikeville Cemetery.

Mr. Davis is survived by his daughter, Vicky Davis Ezzell of Fremont; his son, James A. Davis of Pikeville; his sister, Myrtle Tillman of Pikeville; his grandchildren, Nancy Carolyn Ezzell and Tabatha Ezzell; and a great-grandson, Paul Austin.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Taylor.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home and other times at the home of Peggy and Jimmy Evans, 340 Forehand Road, Goldsboro.