Name: J. Toliver Davis Date: June 21st, 1922 - December 11th, 2009 Obituary: J. Toliver Davis, age 87 of Old Caroleen Road, Forest City, North Carolina died Friday December 11th, 2009. He was born June 21, 1922 in Forest City, North Carolina, and was a son of the late J.W. and Lois Cagle Davis. Toliver was a member of the First Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the United States Navy during World War II where he received a Purple Heart, was awarded a Silver Star and served in the United States Naval Reserve retiring at the rank of Lt. Commander. He attended Mars Hill College and was a graduate of Wake Forest School of Law. Toliver served as Clerk of Court and retired as a Federal Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. He also served three terms in the North Carolina Legislature and formerly served as the attorney for both the Town of Forest City and Rutherford County. He was a Trustee Emeritus of the Rutherford Hospital Board of Trustees with 30 years service and served on the Board of Trustees of Gardner-Webb College. Toliver was preceded in death by two brothers, Tom Davis and Jack Davis. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Jackie Jones Davis, two sons, Tommy Davis of Forest City and John Davis of Mooresville, NC, and three daughters, Sharon Henson of Rome, Ga, Gayle Briscoe of Concord, NC, and Jacquelyn (Joanne) Wolfe of Fort Mill, SC. There are also thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Six o’clock Monday, December 14th, 2009 at the First Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Barry K. Keys and Reverend J. Anthony Spencer officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The family will receive friends from One until Six o’clock Sunday at the family residence on Old Caroleen Road. Memorials may be made to Rutherford Hospital, 288 South Ridgecrest Avenue, Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139 or to the charity of the donor’s choice. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com Memorials: Rutherford Hospital, 288 South Ridgecrest Avenue, Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139 Visitations: 1:00PM to 6:00PM on Sunday, December 13th, 2009 at The Family Residence (map/driving directions) Services: 6:00PM at First Baptist Church, Forest City on Monday, December 14th, 2009 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, VA (map/driving directions)