Dillard Rudolph Davis

Mr. Dillard Rudolph Davis, 78, of 549 Big Daddy’s Road, died Saturday night at his residence. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Dillard and Sadie Ferrell Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of Free Chapel PFWB Church and served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. He was retired from Griffin Exterminating.

Funeral service will be 7 P. M. Monday night at Free Chapel PFWB Church with Rev. Steve Williams and Rev. Reynolds Smith officiating. Interment will be 11 A. M. Tuesday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.

Surviving: wife, Dollie Ginn Davis; daughter, Sheryl Holland and husband Tony of Wilmington; sons, Gerald Davis of Pikeville and Glen Davis and wife Nell of Goldsboro; grandchildren, Tonya Holland and fiancée Chris Dunphy of Concord, Jennifer Dreyer and husband Julian of Asheville, Chris Burrell of Washington, D. C., Justin Davis and Taylor Davis of Goldsboro; great-grandson, Luca Dreyer; sister, Linda Smith and husband Luther of Goldsboro; brothers, Leslie E. Davis and wife Grace, Elmer Ray Davis and wife Kathryn, Royce Davis and wife Evangeline, Dearl Davis and wife Glenda all of Goldsboro, Kenneth Davis of Princeton, and Connie W. Davis and wife Helene of Wilson; brother-in-law, Riley Anderson of Goldsboro.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Davis was preceded in death by a sister, Velda D. Anderson.

Flowers are welcomed or memorials may be made to Community Homecare & Hospice of Wayne, 1201 Wayne Memorial Dr., Goldsboro, NC 27534.

The family will receive friends following the service and at other times they will be at the residence.

Arrangements by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service.