Dr. Terrell L. Davis, age 86 passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 6, 2023.
Born on Aug. 19, 1936, in Atlanta, Ga., he was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and member of the community. Dr. Davis was a Physician in Pediatrics, Allergy, and Immunology for over 40 years in Tifton, Ga., Clayton, Ga. and Franklin, N.C.
In his younger years, Dr. Davis worked as a paper deliverer for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, where he received honors and worked to earn tuition funds for college and medical school.
Dr. Davis was a 1959 Graduate of the University of Georgia and received his M.D. degree at the Medical College of Georgia in June 1963 and completed his Medical Residency in Pediatrics also at the Medical College of Georgia.
Dr. Davis served as Captain in the Air Force as a Medical Officer at Barksdale Air Force Base from 1965 to 1967.
He was Founder and CEO of Provider Computer Services Group in Tifton, Ga. Founder and President of Heritage Christian Fellowship, Inc. and Founder and CEO of Pleasant Springs Bottled Water Company in Tiger, Ga.
He and his wife Bernice were members of Redwine Methodist Church, Gainesville, Ga. He had also been a part of Rocky Grove Baptist Church and Free Chapel in Gainesville, Ga.
Dr. Davis loved God with all his heart and the honor of serving Him. Through the years he was involved in mission outreaches, Full Gospel Business Mens Association, Emmaus Walk, and as a certified lay speaker with the Methodist Church. He served on the mission field as a medical director at Emmanuel Orphanage in Guaimaca, Honduras; the Mercy Ship in Peru and Lagos, Nigeria with Free Chapel.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Bernice Culbreth Davis, three children, Rebecca Davis Keener and her husband Edward of Gainesville Georgia, Bert Davis and his wife Sandra of Harmony North Carolina, Elizabeth Davis Carriker and her husband Todd of Asheville, N.C. Dr. Davis is also survived by seven grandchildren, Polly Davis, Turner Davis, Campbell Carriker, Collier Carriker, Davis Keener and his wife Amber, Hamilton Keener, Truett Keener, and one great grandson, John Davis Keener.
Visitation was held at Beck Funeral on Monday, April 10, from 5-7 p.m., Funeral Services were on Tuesday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. at Beck Funeral Home Chapel, and Burial Services will be held at Memorial Park in Flowery Branch at 12:30 p.m.
Donations in memory of Dr. Terrell Davis may be made to Heritage Christian Fellowship, Inc., the non-profit missions organization he and Mrs. Davis founded in 1972, and will be used to continue missions work around the world. P.O. Box 542 Oakwood, GA 30566.
Beck Funeral Home, in Clayton, Ga., was in charge of the arrangements. If there are any questions, please call 706-782-9599. An online Memorial Register Book is available at www.beckfuneralhome.com.
The Clayton Tribune
April 13, 2023
December 10, 2019
Blessings to y’all this CHRISTMAS SEASON AND TO OUR JEWISH FAMILIES MAY THEY BE BLESSED. We are staying busy restarting the Water Plant (Pleasant Springs) and will be producing REIGN WATER BRAND.
THE MINISTRY HAS GROWN (HERITAGE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP INC. ORG) WITH OUR BOARD MEETING. MEMBERS MET FROM NC, GA and FLA. WE were able to feed over a hundred children each day this past summer and now on weekends. Help families homeless in the Gainesville area thru FAMILY PROMISE INC and build a girls dormitory in Honduras. Rebecca our oldest carries on with Bible teaching thru ALWAYS MORE TV.org. We are now in 4 cities in California Detroit, Philadelphia , Atlanta and Golden Eagle Broadcasting WORLD WIDE.
Our oldest grandson has just accepted minister position at a church .The LORD HAS BLESSED THE MINISTRY BEYOND WORDS. May you all HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS.
TERRELL DAVIS