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https://www.flipsnack.com/alcbf/arthur-davis-funeral-program/full-view.html Arthur Junior Davis, the second child of Catherine Breeland Davis and William A. Davis, was born on July 29, 1960 in Columbia, South Carolina. Arthur accepted Christ as his personal Savior in Junction City, Kansas. Arthur graduated from Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina in 1979. Arthur was loved by everyone who knew him. It was in high school where his friends started calling him, "Rollercoaster". When he would go home to the family reunions on the East Coast, he was called Bee-Bee or Head. After high school, he went to the Job Corps before enlisting in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant. After retiring from the military, he worked at several jobs before joining Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas in 2010 as the In-School Suspension Instructor. He loved being around the students and staff members. The last day he was at work was on Friday, December 1, 2023. The next day, December 2, 2023 he was admitted to the hospital where he was in ICU for 21 days. Arthur married the love of his life, Terri Lynn Dickerson on March 9, 1985. They were married for 38 years. Arthur received orders to go to Fulda, Germany, so their wedding date was changed from April to March. Arthur and Terri spent their first 3 years of marriage in Europe. Arthur loved playing basketball, coaching basketball in Germany, Kansas and in Texas. He also enjoyed refereeing, bowling, watching football games and going to several sporting events. Rollercoaster loved to sing, write music, write stories, tell jokes...yes, he was a comedian who could not whisper. Rollercoaster recorded a few songs as well. He was a member of the St. James Deacons Ministry and the E.M. Franklin Male Chorus. He was a former sponsor for the GMWA (Gospel Music Workshop of America). Arthur departed this life on Saturday, December 23, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Catherine Breeland Davis; and sister, Sandra Davis. He leaves to celebrate his life and legacy: his devoted wife, Terri Lynn Davis of Round Rock, Texas; one son, Dallas A. Davis of New Haven, Connecticut; one daughter, Tesia D. Davis of Houston, Texas; one granddaughter, De'Leona Davis; one brother, Alfred T. Davis (Angela) of Fayetteville, NC; one sister, Stacey L. Davis of Columbia, SC; one sister-in-law, Natalie D. Robinson; four uncles; Melvin Davis of New York, NY, Robert Davis, Sr. of Mooreville, NC, Leo Counsil of Philadelphia, PA and Steve Young of Ft. Washington, MD; eight aunts; Mary Davis of Kinston, NC, Christine Davis Counsil of Philadelphia, PA, Eleanor Davis of Charlotte, NC, Carrie Young of Ft. Washington, MD, Sarah Davis of Philadelphia, PA, Ida Evans of Summerville, SC, Connie Priester of Fairfax, SC and Minnie Hatton of Wallis, TX; seven nieces, Nastascia Robinson of Manor, TX, TaLeahya Robinson of Austin, TX, Ayana Davis of Raleigh, NC, Amarah Davis of Greensboro, NC, Ari Davis of Fayetteville, NC, Shabria Davis-Mosley of Macon, GA, D'ashia "Pooh" Williamson of Columbia, SC and one great-nephew, Trey Snell of Austin, TX; the Dickerson, the Davis, the Nobles, Hatton and the Swain families; special friends, Rick and Patricia Alexander, Frank Eason and family, Rev. Larry and Kathy Gray, Rev. Johnny and Letha Lewis, James and Veronica Matlock; a host of cousins, family members, St. James Missionary Baptist Church members and dear friends.

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Arthur Davis

July 29, 1960 - December 24, 2023