Mr. Francis Davis Jr. "5 Cent"

January 16, 1931 - May 30, 2019

Francis Davis, Jr., was born January 16, 1931 in the Congaree community of Lower Richland County, South Carolina and the eldest of four children born to the late Francis and Mary Washington Davis, Sr. He entered into eternal rest, on May 30, 2019, in Columbia, South Carolina at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, at 3:03 a. m. “Five Cents” or “Five”, as he was affectionately known, attended the public schools of Richland County and graduated from C. A. Johnson High School. Five enlisted in the armed forces in 1952 and served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. Upon separating from the Air Force, he moved to New York, where he met and married the love of his life, Mary. While in New York, Five Cents worked at The New York City Housing Authority to include Soundview Housing Complex. After his retirement, he and Mary moved to Columbia and gained employment at Fort Jackson Military Facility and joined Friendship Baptist Church, House Street. Francis Davis, Jr. was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Nathaniel and Willie James. He leaves to cherish precious memories: his two daughters, Doris Bratton and Felecia (Joel) Davis-Blakeney; four sons, Francis Lamont Adams, Kevin (Linette), Darryl (Myla), and David McCants; a sister, Sylvia Trahan; nine grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends all of whom will miss Five dearly.