Obituary for Sina Ray Davis

Sina Ray Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 8, 1938. She went home to be with the Lord on March 31, 2019. Sina Ray Davis attended the Zion Temple A.M.E. Zion Church. She was a loving mother of eight children.

Sina attended Rosenwald High School where she was a majorette. She was always active and enjoyed playing softball for the church. She worked for Brown Badgett Enterprise until her day of retirement.

Sina was preceded in death by her loving mother, Viola Eva Hughes, and her father, Mr. Joseph “Joe” Hughes. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, James “Bighead” Davis who passed in 1993.

She leaves to cherish her memory, daughters: Delores Yates, Sarah Davis, Laurine Davis, and Tonia (Marshall) Bass; sons: James (Denise) Davis, Antonio (Denise) Davis, John (Tammy) Davis, Craig (Misty) Davis; honorary sons: Jeff Rutledge, Frankie Hughes, William Watkins Jr., and Charles Hollingsworth Jr.; twelve grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law; longtime family friends: Brown Jr. and Sue Cumbee Badgett; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Funeral services are Saturday, April 6, 2019, at 1:00 pm at Zion Temple A.M.E. Zion Church at 205 N. Church Street in Madisonville with a Saturday visitation from 11:00 am until service time. Wake service will be on Friday, April 5, 2019, from 4pm-7pm at Zion Temple A.M.E. Zion Church. Burial at Eastside Odd Fellows Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Mason & Sons Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.masonbrothersfs.com