Funeral services for James Davis, 74, of Waterproof, LA, who passed July 15, 2021 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in  Alexandria, LA, will be at 1:00 PM at  the Vidalia Convention Center in Vidalia, LA.  Bishop Justin Conner will officiate. Burial will follow  at the Consurella Cemetery on Lake St. John under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday, LA.

Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 6PM at the funeral home and Saturday morning from 11:30AM until service time at the convention center.

James Eddie "Stump" Davis was born Apr. 23, 1947 in  Waterproof, LA, the son of Abe Jr. and Ezella Hiner Davis.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Isabell Scott Davis; two sisters, Sarah Howard, Octavia Moore and  a brother, Abe Davis, III.

Stump was a hard worker and savvy businessman. He was first employed at Montalbano Lumber in Houston, TX. In 1973, he moved back home and started working side by side with Jimmy Ray raising cotton on the Oliveaux Farms. In 1977, he started his own business, Davis Farms, and turned his passion for farming into a multi-crop business enterprise in Tensas and Concordia Parishes for the last 43 years, thus passing the torch on to his son and grandson.

Memories are shared with his loving family, his two sons, Jamie Davis and  his wife Brenda of  Ferriday, LA;  Al Davis of  Natchez, MS; two daughters, Kemmeka Stuckey and  her husband John of  Vicksburg, MS and  Kneishia Davis ; four brothers, Willie Johnson and his wife, Billie all of Waterproof; Cornelius Davis and Pollard Davis both of Houston, TX, Stephen Davis and his wife, Lora of Washington, NC; six sisters, Mary Petty and her husband, Harry; Katye Clark and  Linda Arline and her husband, William, all of Houston, TX;  Margaret Allen and her husband, Alvis of Petaluma,  CA;  Martha Litt of Waterproof;  Macy Holmes  and her husband, Nathaniel of Houston; five grandchildren, Justin, T'Nia, Semaj, Al, Jr., "AJ", Aniya who lovingly called him "POP;  one great-grandchild, Justiss Skyy; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Also two brothers-in-law, Charlie Scott and McCoy Scott; two sisters-in-law, Virgie Scott and Gladys Kennedy.

Online condolences can be sent to www.concordiafuneralhomeinc.com