Doris Carol Davis

Mrs. Doris Carol Jordan Davis was born September 19, 1946 and was the eldest daughter of the late Reverend Wilbert M. Jordan and Mrs. Dorothy M. Simons Jordan.  She was united in holy matrimony to the late Mr. Leroy Davis of Bartow, Florida. She departed this life on May 11, 2018.

Doris Carol Davis was educated in the public schools of Richland County, South Carolina and was a 1965 graduate of Webber High School in Eastover, South Carolina. She pursued higher education studies at Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina. She was employed at The University of South Carolina in the Psychology Department as the Graduate Admissions Secretary, where she retired after thirty-two years of faithful service. She was a strong advocate for the students in the psychology department. After retiring from USC, she embarked on a journey to earn certification as a Paralegal and was successful, receiving her certification October, 2006 from Kaplan University.

Mrs. Davis joined Antioch A.M. E. Zion church at a young age and was an avid and faithful member until her passing. In her youth, she was a member of the musical choir with a beautiful tenor/baritone voice. She would often turn hymns into her own rendition, replacing words for her meaning of the hymn.   As she matured in her walk with the Lord she became a member of the missionary society, the women’s ministry, and the Senior Choir, where she served as President. She served other congregations in our episcopal district as she traveled with her sister, the pastor of those churches.

Mrs. Davis leaves fond memories and a heartfelt legacy to her three sons, Wilbert Leroy (Michelle Denise) Davis, Eastover, SC; David O’Neal (Theartra) Davis, Sr. and Tyrone (Wanda Denise) Davis; all of Hopkins, SC; Adopted sons, Michael Rooker, Elgin, SC and Vincent Taylor, of Spartanburg; Four brothers: Wilbert J. (Katherine) Jordan, Luther A. (Wilma) Jordan, Willie D. (Veeravanitha) Jordan and Roy B. Jordan; one sister Rev. Cynthia J. Perry of Eastover, SC and a special sister Ms. Carrie E. Cannon, of Blythewood, SC; a special sister-in-law, Mrs. Duuna A. Jordan of Kingsport, Tennesse. Ten grandchildren: Dorothy Jordan Davis, Michaela Aleesha Davis; Lee Christopher Alexander Davis; David O’Neal Davis Jr., Shaquille Kwame Stephon Bannister, Davon Alex Davis; Tyrone Davis, Jr, T’Andra Shontel Davis, Terrell Rashad Davis, Tamyra Charmaine Davis; Six nieces: Allison Victoria Jordan, Lynette Dillon, Lydia Amelia Jordan, Karthiga Jordan, Tiara Chaunte’ Jordan and Taylor Nadine Jordan of Kingsport, Tennesse; Ten nephews:  Lamar Dugger, Lavar Dugger, of Augusta, Georgia,  Wilbert Bernard Jordan, Warren Glover,  Evan Nicholas Cannon. Reno Sanders Jordan of Columbia, SC and Danny Davis of Bartow, Florida. One great nephew, Aden Jordan Russell; One sister-in-law, Mrs. Pathenia Byrd and three Brothers-in-law:  Mr. Lloyd Davis, Jr. of Lakeland, Florida, Mr. Ernest Lee Davis of Orlando, Florida and Mr. James Bernard Davis of Bartow, Florida, and a host of other nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends who will sorely miss her earthly presence.

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