Bro. Harold Davis

Harold Wayne Davis, 77, of Whitehouse, TX, left this earthly life for his heavenly home on Monday, July 1, 2024, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Harold was born on October 11, 1946, in Grand Saline, TX. He was raised in Van with his parents K.K. Davis and Birdie Faye Davis. He became a Christian at the age of 17 and later felt God’s call on his life to enter full-time Christian ministry. Harold graduated from Van High School in 1965. He studied at Tyler Junior College and graduated in 1967. He attended Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, graduating in 1969 with a BA in Bible and History. He went on to Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth and received his Master of Divinity in 1973. While in seminary he married the love of his life, Marilyn Forbus in 1970. Harold and Marilyn were married 54 years this past May. Over the course of his life, Harold served as pastor of various Texas churches. While in seminary Harold pastored Howland Baptist Church in Paris from 1971-1973. After seminary, he pastored First Baptist Church of Sundown from 1973-1977. While living in Sundown Harold and Marilyn welcomed their first daughter Dondra in 1974. The family then moved to Tyler where Harold pastored Park Heights Baptist Church from 1977-1979. While at Park Heights they welcomed their second daughter Dodie in 1978. Other pastorates included Oak Street Baptist Church in Colorado City from 1979-1986, Grape Creek Baptist Church in San Angelo from 1986-1990, and First Baptist Church of Whitehouse from 1990-2004. Harold served as an interim pastor of Trinity Baptist in Henderson, Noonday Baptist in Noonday, Bethel Baptist in Appleby, and Pruitt Baptist in Van. He also served as full-time pastor at Carlisle Baptist in Carlisle from 2012-2014. Harold later continued his teaching ministry as teacher of the Discovery Sunday School Class at Flint Baptist Church. He served in this role faithfully for 10 years until his cancer journey caused him to be homebound. In recent years Harold also worked part-time at All Saints Academy as a study hall and substitute teacher and at Cumberland Academy as a substitute teacher. Harold was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. K.K. Davis, brothers Bobby and Zeke Davis, and sisters Hazel Hicks and Pauline Whitley. Harold is survived by his loving wife Marilyn of Whitehouse, TX, daughter Dondra Pyle and son-in-law Tim Pyle of Newark, TX, and daughter Dodie Glover and son-in-law Jake Glover of Lima, Peru. Harold has one grandson, William Davis Pyle, and four granddaughters, Hannah, Abigail, Evelyn, and Caroline Glover. To them, he was “Pawpaw”. Harold is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews as well as a host of friends from far and near. In lieu of flowers, you may also choose to make donations to the following organizations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - www.stjude.org/donate Lima City Team - International Mission Board - www.imb.org/give/project/lima-peru-team/

Bro. Harold Davis

October 11, 1946 - July 1, 2024