Wayne Davis

Mr. Wayne A. "Red" Davis, 70, of Hapeville, GA, passed away Friday, October 17, 2008 Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 20, 2008 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen L. Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday, October 20, 2008 from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Davis was born April 13, 1938 in Mitchell County, GA to the late Iverson Vernon Davis and Edna Stevens Davis (Calloway). He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1956 where he was captain of the football team. He attended Troy State University and served four years in the U. S. Coast Guard. He spent over 25 years in the carpet industry with Columbus Mills, White Crest, and Patcraft Industries. A fan of all sports, he was in particular a devoted Georgia Bulldog fan. He was very active in Alcoholics Anonymous and helped dozens of people by serving as their sponsor and friend. Survivors include his daughter, Kimberly Wood of Newnan, GA; his son, Wayne Albert Davis, Jr. and his wife Alexandra of Smyrna, GA; and three grandchildren, Lauren Wood, Seth Wood, and Wayne A. "Cal" Davis, III.