Supt. Charles Davis

Superintendent Charles Davis of Tampa, FL passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at College Hill Church of God in Christ, 6414 North 30th Street, Tampa, FL 33610, with Elder Donald Jorden, Officiating. Entombment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 E. Lake Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610.

Superintendent Charles Davis is the ninth of ten children born to the Holy Union of Willie and Doretha Davis in St. Petersburg, FL. The family moved to Tampa, FL, in December 1949. He met Deloris Longworth and after a short courtship, they were married on December 17, 1966. He credits God’s guidance and his wife’s dedication to the home and their children for the success of his family for many years.  

The rich COGIC background motivated him to surrender his life to Christ at the age of twenty-five after which he began to build a positive biography as a Christian. He has worked at nearly every level of the church such as an Elder, Assistant Pastor, Pastor, Superintendent, Trustee, Deacon, Sunday School/YPWW teacher, Jurisdiction YPWW President (Youth Department), Finance Chairman, First Administrative Assistant to the Bishop, and chairman of the Elders Council of the Jurisdiction of Southwestern Florida. Elder Davis attended the Public Schools of Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. He graduated from H.W. Blake High School in 1959, Gibbs Junior College in 1961 with an Associate in Arts, Florida A & M University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science in Education, and Golden Gate University in 1979 with a Master of Public Administration. He also received an Honorary Doctorate from Saint Thomas Christian College in 2012 with a Doctorate in Divinity.

Work/Civic and Religious affiliations over the years include:

Elementary School Teacher for 3 years, Coordinator of Childcare/Head Start in Hillsborough County, West Tampa Neighborhood Service Center Manager, Hillsborough County Community Action Agency Director, State Supervisor for the Florida Census Bureau, Tampa/Hillsborough County Ministerial Association, Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund Board of Directors, NAACP Tampa Branch, Tampa Urban League member, Police Athletic League Board of Directors/President, Member of Big Brother/Big Sister Organization, Life Path Hospice Foundation Board of Directors, Community & Law Enforcement Workshops & Services Board of Directors, President of Pastors on Patrol, Family Enrichment Center Board of Directors/CEO (founder)

Special Appointments: Presidential Appointment Local Board Twenty-Seven (27) Selective Service System, Mayor’s Community Awareness Task Force, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Thirteenth Judicial and State Board Member of One Church One Child, Appointed by the Governor

He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife of 58 years, Deloris Longworth Davis; 4 children, Charlotte Davis, LaTonia ‘Toni’ Boyd (Brian), Karin Davis-Thompson (Ronald), and Amber Conage (Will); 2 siblings, Earline Keys and Marion Webb; 8 grandkids, Trimonte Rolle (Amber), LaRon Law (Shadae), Jordan Boyd, Malcolm Avery Boyd, Charles Thompson, Jalyn Thompson, Jayden Conage, and Charli Conage; 6 great-grands, Mesaiya, Trilaila, LaRon Jr., LaZariah, Laniah, and Ryan; and a host godchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and the College Hill COGIC family.

A Visitation will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at College Hill Church of God in Christ, 6414 North 30th Street, Tampa, FL 33610.

Arrangements entrusted to Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.

www.raywilliamsfuneralhome.com 

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