John Wayne Davis, age 60, passed away February 17th, 2024. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
John was born August 6th, 1963, in Colbert County and was a graduate of Sheffield High School before moving to Chattanooga Tennessee briefly, then moving back to the shoals. Once in Florence, John began working at Wizards Comic and Collectables. He later stayed in Florence for over 25 years until recently moving to Tuscumbia this past year before passing. John suffered from his illness for a long time before passing, but his loving family and friends supported him through each step of the way.
John is preceded in death by his mother; Gilda Stone of Tuscumbia, grandmother; Docia Lee Williams of Sheffield, two aunts; Mercedes White and Misty Victoria Kelsey of Tuscumbia, along with John’s father, Travis Davis.
He is survived by his two sisters; Kristi Holland and Tanya Burnett of Tuscumbia, two nieces; Heather Newton (Allen) and Brittney Sheppard (Zachary Bunk), two nephews; Erric Holland (Kristan) and Brandon Stone (Amanda), great-nieces and nephews; Trinity, Skylar Poore, Abbey Poore, Levi and Nolan Newton, Layken and Tanner Sheppard, three step great-nieces and nephews; Jasmin, Michael, and Hayden Terry, one great-nephew, Kellin Poore, two aunts; Margo Willingham and Yasmin Montgomery (Tony), one uncle, Eric Wallace and several very loved special cousins.
John had many very special friends he was so close to that he loved all the same as family and their care and love meant the world to him and to us. He touched the hearts of so many with his kindness and was always there to help in any way whenever he could when anyone was in need. He loved you all so dearly. To the ones who I have seen come to be with him during this terrible time in our lives, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you for coming to see if you could help in any way. You will never know how much that meant not only to him, but to me as well. Kevin Clark, John Givens, Tim Eades, Paul Edwards, and Tony Thompson, thank you for adopting John into your lives and into your families. As for the others who have reached out to check on John, I offer a heartfelt thank you because I know how much you all meant to him, and you made his life better by being in it.
To Hellen Keller Hospital staff, I’d like to send a very special and heartfelt thank you to the 3rd and 4th floor nurses and staff and the 2nd floor dialysis crew for taking such wonderful care of my brother. You showed so much kindness and compassion to John over the past 3 months and your showing of empathy and friendship towards him will forever give me such admiration and gratitude for you and the wonderful you all do and have done for him. You guys went above and beyond and showed us what wonderful people you truly are. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
