The funeral service for Allen Mitchell Davis will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, February 7th, at Riverwood Family with burial in Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
Mitchell, 88, of Brookhaven, passed away from this life February 4, 2025. He was born in Monticello, MS, on March 6, 1936, to Alex J. Davis and Lula Foster Davis. After graduating from Monticello High School, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi and graduated from Louisiana State University School of Banking and the American Bankers Association National Installment Credit School and Commercial Lending School at the University of Oklahoma. He was in banking for 44 years and retired from Trustmark National Bank Brookhaven as Senior Vice President.
He is a Charter member of Christ Methodist Church Brookhaven. For 30 years he was a member of First United Methodist Church Brookhaven where he was a member of the Men’s Bible Class and served on the Finance Committee. He served 26 years as the Brookhaven United Methodist District Treasure.
He was a member of Brookhaven Masonic Lodge #241 and a member of Wahabi Shrine Temple in Jackson, MS, and the order of the Eastern Star Chapter #1.
He served nine years in the Mississippi Army National Guard to the rank of staff sergeant and a graduate of the 31st Infantry (Dixie) Division N.C.O. School.
He was a past board member of Brookhaven Academy and served as Treasurer. A past board member of the Chamber of Commerce and recipient of the membership award. Past president of the Brookhaven Exchange Club and received the John L. Leary award. A past Salvation Army Treasurer for Brookhaven. He has served on the Brookhaven Planning Committee. He is serving as a Commissioner of the Brookhaven Housing Authority.
He loved his family and church, traveling, and loved to play golf and went on many golf trips with friends and family.
He loved Brookhaven, the people, and talked about how good they had been to him.
Preceding him in death is his wife of 65 years, Linda; his parents; sister, Irene Catt; brother-in-law, Earl Catt; and sister-in-law, Sarah Maxine Davis.
He is survived by a daughter, Cheryl May (Donald); two grandsons, Allen Davis May (Leigh Ann) and Trent Collins May; great granddaughter, Adalynn May; brother, Julius Davis; and niece, Mary Lou Rodrigues; and nephew, Randy Catt.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Christ Methodist Church, Brookhaven, Capital Campaign Fund, P.O. Box 4387, Brookhaven, MS 39601
