PATRICK – Esther Jones Davis died on Oct. 8, 2008.

Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Oct. 10, at Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Lower Macedonia Memorial Gardens.

Visitation was held at the funeral home Oct. 9, 6-8 p.m.

Born Feb. 10, 1932 Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the late Paul and Nezzie Boatwright Jones. She retired from Crown Cork and Seal and was a lifelong member of Lower Macedonia Baptist Church and the Senior Circle of Chesterfield County.

The widow of the late James (Jay) M. Davis, Mrs. Davis is survived by her sons, Jimmy (Ada Gardner) Davis of Chesterfield; Kenny (Joni Sutton) Davis of Chesterfield; Freddie Davis (Susan Sartor), of Cheraw; and Rusty (Martha Sessions) Davis of Timmonsville, SC.

She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Davis.

She had five grandchildren, Michael Davis of Charleston, Leslie Davis of Chesterfield, Heath Davis of Myrtle Beach, Emily Davis of Jefferson, and James Davis of Cheraw; four step-grandchildren, Larry Purvis of Chesterfield, Andrew Purvis of Chesterfield, Bo (Terra Johnson) Rouse of Florence, Dustin Rouse of Surfside Beach; and three great-grandchildren, Josh Purvis of Chesterfield, Brennyn and Johnson Rouse of Florence; and other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Davis is survived by siblings Sam Jones of Chesterfield, SC, Henley Jones of Cheraw, and Margaret Jones Hess of Charlotte, NC. Preceding her in death were two brothers, William Jones and Lloyd Jones, and a sister, Ruth Jones Davis Rivers.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709. E-condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home‚s website at www.mrcfuneralhome.com