Ernest Davis;pastor of the Wayman A.M.E.Church of Monessen;died Friday;Dec.14;1984;at 6:40 p.m.at Mon Valley Hospital. He was 68. Rev.Davis resided at 315 McKee Way;Monessen. He moved to Monessen five years ago from Pittsburgh;where he had been pastor of the Allen Chapel A.M.E. He was born Nov.30;1916;in Caldwell County;N.C.;the son of the late Elis and Emma Hayes Davis. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II and a Methodist by faith. Mr.Davis has pastored at the Kittanning A.M.E.Church;the St.Paul A.M.E.Church;Midland West Bridgewater A.M.E.;Tarentum Bethel A.M.E.and the Allen Chapel A.M.E. He was a member of the NAACP and his charge was the Third Episcopal District of the A.M.E.Churches. He founded the Kiskie Community Chorus;which is still active. Surviving are his wife;Norma Jean Davis;one son;Ernest J.Broadie of Wilkinsburg;three daughters;Mrs.Samuel (Ernestine) Dean of Youngstown;Ohio;Mrs.Gayle (Karen) Crosby of Duquesne and Yvette Davis of Victoria;Tex.;two brothers;James L.Davis of Durham;N.C.and Luke Floyd;also of Durham;two sisters;the Rev.Naomi Taylor of Durham and Mary Morris;also of Dunham;three uncles;Rev.Edward Hayes of Wilkinsburg;N.C.;Rev.Edison Hayes of Roam River;N.C.;and Gordon Hayes of Pittsburgh;one aunt;Ruby;and a host of relatives and friends;two grandchildren and one on the way. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the church;with the Rev.Churchill Carter of Pittsburgh officiating. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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