James Franklin "Jim" Davidson^[1]

1937 - 2011  (74 years)

• Name	James Franklin "Jim" Davidson
  Born	2 Jan 1937
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Nov 2011	Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	18 Nov 2011	Polk Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I264664	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Arthur Frank "Tarheel" Davidson,   b. 17 Nov 1914,   d. 26 Sep 2004, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Vernie Lee Roberson,   b. 6 Jul 1912,   d. 23 Dec 1995, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F102451	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Virginia Gayle Plumlee
  Married	12 Jun 1959
  Children	+ 1. Kathy Davidson   2. Lynda Davidson
  Family ID	F102462	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 16 Nov 2011 - Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 28 Sep 2004. Arthur Frank "Tarheel" Davidson obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 16 Nov 2011. James Franklin “Jim” Davidson, 74, retired tailor and resident of Pleasant Drive, Columbia, Tenn., and formerly of Maryville, Tenn., died Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Vassar officiating. Entombment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home and Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at (http://www.oakesandnichols.com) A native of Cherokee County, N.C., he was the son of the late Arthur Frank Davidson and Vernie Roberson Davidson. He was also preceded in death by brother, Glen Davidson. He was a graduate of Alcoa High School in Alcoa, and served two years in the U.S. Army. Mr. Davidson was a former driver with the Columbia Fire Department. An excellent tailor for over 50 years and owned his own business, The Tailor Shop in Columbia, Tenn. He also worked for Pigg and Parsons and Levy’s. Mr. Davidson was a member of Pleasant Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, who he married June 12, 1959, Virginia Gayle Plumlee Davidson of Columbia; two daughters, Kathy Davidson Cook of Thompson’s Station; Lynda Davidson (Ken) Lunn of Batavia, Ohio; two brothers, Gary (Tracy) Davidson of Sevierville, Larry (Phyllis) Davidson of Manchester; one sister, Sue (Don) Gibson of Maryville; four grandchildren, Adam (Ali) Cook, Lauren Cook, Chad Lunn, Nina Lunn; two great-grandchildren, Taylor Grace Robertson and Chloe Cook; and several nieces and nephews. Compliments of Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000.