James C. Jim Davis, Jr.

March 24, 1929 ~ Aug. 21, 2019

On Aug. 21, 2019, James ”Jim” C. Davis, Jr., 90, of Temecula, CA, went to Glory. He was born in Seattle, WA to Bernice and James Davis, Sr. At 3 years old, Jim’s mother died. His father remarried Veloise (Johnny) Litts in Oct. 1935 and had two sons, Rev. Ted Davis and Michael Davis (deceased) and two daughters, Joy (Davis) Newman and Joanna (Davis) Phillips.

James Sr. remained on active duty in the Pacific after the attack on Pearl Harbor. His family evacuated to IA, retiring in 1947, when they moved to Washougal, WA.

Jim graduated from Washougal High School in 1948.

He married Carol Nagel Walmot on Dec. 24, 1950 and they moved to Ontario, CA where Jim worked for the Gas Co., retiring after 32 years.

Jim and Carol were married 42 years and raised 3 children: Angela (Davis) Roland, Paul and Mark Nagel. Carol died in 1992. Jim remarried in 1993 to Margaret ”Meg” Rogers, gaining five loving children.

Jim’s Celebration of Life was held in August at his church at Gateway Nazarene in Temecula, CA. (Jim’s favorite scripture was Matt 25:21.)