A tribute for Roger Davis

whose family misses him terribly.

Funeral services for Roger Jennings Davis, 25, of Camden will be held Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church. Rev. Sheila Rogers will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, July 1, 2008 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and host a Celebration of Life inspired by Roger’s love for music, family and friends from 7:00- 9:00 p.m. at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church Family Life Center.

Roger’s life was full of love, music, sports, family and friends. Born in Camden, he was the son of Russell “Rusty” Jennings, owner of Davis & Sons’ Guitar Shop, and Jean Smith Davis, retired school teacher. At almost every live concert that Rusty or his brother Patrick played you could find the tall, good-looking redhead in the crowd singing along, helping set up the show or spreading the word. When he wasn’t working as everyone’s favorite bartender and waiter at Carolina Café, The Old Armory Steakhouse and Indigo Jones he was hanging out with his niece and nephews, friends, family and longtime sweetheart, Vivian. He was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves, Dallas Cowboys and South Carolina Gamecocks. Roger was loved by so many and will be dearly missed by all. He will be remembered for bringing laughter and joy to everyone who knew him. Roger died Sunday, June 29, 2008.
Surviving are his parents; brother, Patrick Davis (Virginia) of Nashville, TN.; sisters, Megan Davis McCaskill and Dorothy Davis of Camden; maternal grandparents, Murray and Virginia Smith of Camden; paternal grandmother, Laura Lee of Lugoff; niece, Savanna Rose McCaskill; nephews, Jackson McCaskill and David Chandler Davis; all of Camden and his girlfriend, Vivian Watkins of Camden. He was predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Russell Jennings Davis and step-grandfather, Jim Lee.
Active pallbearers will be John Acker, Alex Goodale, Michael Hartis, Stephen Jones, Caleb McCaa, Joshua McCaa, Ben Marshall, Steven Mooneyhan, Landon Reeves, Trey Sachs, Nic Sadanya, Aaron Scheuer, Tobias Schrieber, John Paul Smith, Willis Trapp, Woody Whitaker, and Tyee Williams.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Roger Jennings Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o First Palmetto Savings Bank, 407 DeKalb Street, Camden, South Carolina 29020. This annual scholarship fund will be used as a music appreciation scholarship for a college bound student attending Camden High School.
Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel is in charge.