Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth R. Davis, age 90, of Rainbow City, Alabama, will be held
Monday, August 7 th , 2023, at Crestwood Chapel. Reverend Ken Casey will officiate, followed by
the burial at Crestwood Cemetery.
Mr. Davis was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Union City, Tennessee and
Gadsden, Alabama. He was a member of the Board of Stewards in Union City and chairman of
the trustees for 12 years. He served as president of the Character Builders Sunday School Class
in Union City, Tennessee and was president of the Jim Martin Sunday School Class at First
Methodist Church of Gadsden.
Mr. Davis was a Veteran of the Korean War, where he served as a combat engineer Staff
Sergeant from August 1950 to March 1952.
He was the son of Troy and Lucille Davis of Gadsden, Alabama.
He worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber for 39 years—12 in Gadsden and 27 in Union
City—before retiring in 1993.
He is preceded in death by his son Gary Davis and wife Ina Martin Davis, parents Troy and
Lucille Davis, and brother Glen Davis.
He is survived by sons Michael T. Davis and Jeffrey (Kimberly) M. Davis; grandchildren Jay
(Angela) Davis, Brad (Wendy) Davis, Harrison Davis, Nicholas Davis, Matthew Davis, Madisen
Davis, and Allie Davis; and great grandchildren Tucker Davis, Elly Grace Davis, Brantley Davis,
and Harper Davis.
The pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Memorials may be made to The First United Methodist of Gadsden and The First United
Methodist Church of Union City, Tennessee.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 12 – 1 pm, at which time
the service will begin.