Kenneth Harold Davis, Sr., of Bartlett, Tennessee, departed this life on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at the age of 79. He was born March 25, 1942, the son of Harold Herman and Mary Evelyn (Harris) Davis.
He was a graduate of Harrisburg High School, where he played football and baseball. He always loved going home to Harrisburg to visit. He retired in 1996 after a career working as a field engineer at SteelCraft Corporation.
He was a creative soul, and enjoyed reading and writing poetry, and listening to music and singing. Mr. Davis collected knives and belt buckles and loved the Arkansas Razorbacks.
He was a kind man. People always commented on how sweet and kind-hearted he was.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Inez (Johnson) Davis; one brother, Terry Davis; one sister, Faye Moon; his parents; and his dogs, Bug and Gnat.
He is survived by one son, Kenneth Harold Davis, Jr., of Bartlett, Tennessee; one daughter, Nita Kaye Whitson and special friend, Delbert McGarrity of Pearl, Mississippi; two grandchildren, Justin and Elijah Jacob Whitson; three great-grandchildren, Emma Rose Whitson, Joseph Hodges, and Alanah Hodges; three great-great-grandchildren, Luke, Landyn, and Alllison; one brother, Darryl Davis and wife, Janet, of Harrisburg; several nieces and nephews; and a lifetime of friends.
Friends may visit at the funeral home, Thursday beginning at 1:00 p.m. Funeral services will follow at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Keith Davis, Justin Whitson, Jacob Whitson, Delbert McGarrity, Zach Davis, and Darryl Davis; Paul and Jerry Davis will serve as honorary pallbearers.
