Memorial services for James Edward Davis, 70, of Athens were held Saturday, April 28, 2007, at the Church of the Mediator, Washington, with Reverend John Via and Reverend Mike McLemore officiating. He died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at Athens Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Davis was born in Macon and was the son of the late James Isaac Davis and Mary Crawford Davis. He was a graduate of Washington High School where he was class president and a member of the baseball, basketball, and track teams, and the chorus and quartet. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and an alumnus of the University of Georgia College of Business. He was a retired sales management executive with the Panasonic Division of the Matsushita Electric Industrial Company and spent the majority of his working life in the information technology industry. He was a communicant of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens, and a member of the Citizens Police Academy, Athens Kiwanis Club, Athens Country Club, the Robert G. Stephens Friday Club, and numerous other community organizations. He and his wife were avid volunteers with the Athens Regional Medical Center.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Boyce Ficklen Davis of Athens; two daughters, Vivian Davis Eckman and Anita Davis Young; two sons-in-law, Steve Raymond Eckman and Frederick William Young III; a son, James Boyce Davis; a sister, Fran Davis Wells; two brothers, Donald Gary Davis and Claude-Leonard Davis; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Mediator, Washington; Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens; or Athens Regional Medical Center.

Hopkins Funeral Home of Washington was in charge of local arrangements.