zt aaa. -a ee nt CR > By Lés Pierres Streater Sentinel-V oice eT CP vag ik 7 Eee oe AES ewnntiges Pees ary longtime pastor who died on June 10 from unspecified causes. | “Willie Davis 1s my said David , te Pi Rote : = fo Willie Davis, the church’s friend,” ane cases ieee e Hundreds gathered at Second Baptist Church Monday evening to pay tribute to TE ev. Davis Partain, Wyo., in “And he will always be my friend. As Christians we will again see one another.” Partain said Davis was a “man of God.” S.S. Rogers, pastor at Greater Mount Sinai Missionary Recruiting Ministry website, Davis joined the helping 1987, Baptist’s impertance in the fellowshipped, and came tooe gether to do the things that one,’ night to pay tribute to Pastor Davis.” Davis’ death is exceedingly personal for Rev. Dr. broke Davis, his legacy and Second “During his tenure at the church where we are standing today, called the ‘Miracle on Madison Street,’ we as church _ A chorus of well-wishers shared their thoughts ona pansive phase of growth. do the ing, which seats | 600. -- Baptist through its most ex- to Second ground on its present build- Las Vegas. He credits Davis need build Baptist’s membership, ministry and outreach. In July praised Davis’ decades of we to do with a young minister, some said that they would, but pastor Davis kept his word and he supported me.” Dwayne Fisher said his grandfather has a lasting legacy of helping people, and church as its leader in June 1978, become its sixth pastor. He would serve 29 years, missionary and civic work in Rogers said. “This is a great moment as to the number of people who turned out to- did not want to have anything done cannot be forgotten because of his death.” According to the church’s 1970. . with shepherding Second ‘presence. Many preachers that “the work that he has Davis’ friend since they met in Laramie, tonight and to show my expression of love with my a aah ack a8 Be Pioneering pastor, Rev. Willie Davis, died on June 10. As of the press time, Davis’ cause of death was unknown. everything to me. He’s my Charles Hemphill, pastor at Gethsemane Baptist Church: “This memorial service meant everything to me because Reverend Davis meant father in the ministry, and | am the preacher that [ am today because of him. [It meant everything for me to be here community. Maxine Edmunds presented a monoiogue of his last days: ~Wept not, wept not, he is not dead, he ts resting in the bosom ot Jesus... and God said go down Death, go down to Nevada, go down to Las Vegas, and find my undershepherd, Willie Davis... he’s tired, he’s (See Davis, Page 3)