Find a Location
Contact Us
Print
English
Dignity Memorial header logo mobileDignity Memorial logo 130x40 SVG
Call
MenuClose
Plan a Funeral
or Cremation
FIND OBITUARIES
AND SERVICES
Send Flowers
Sympathy
and Grief
Dignity Memorial header logo mobileDignity Memorial logo 130x40 SVG
Obituary banner image
OBITUARY

John Leonard Davis

May 25, 1957 – May 24, 2024
Obituary of John Leonard Davis
IN THE CARE OF

Southern Heritage Funeral Home & Cemetery

John Leonard Davis, 66, of Birmingham, Alabama passed away Friday, May 24, 2024, the day before his 67th birthday. He was born in Suffolk, Virginia.

John earned his undergraduate degree from James Madison University before receiving his Juris Doctorate Degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. His professional career was in publishing for West Publishing Company and Thomson Reuters.

John was a member of the Church of the Highlands, Woodlawn Campus in Birmingham. In his leisure, he enjoyed watching Baltimore Orioles baseball games and Alabama Crimson Tide football, and listening to The Rolling Stones music.

John was preceded in death by his father, William Franklin Davis. Survivors include John's mother, Elaine Leonard Davis; his son, Henry Leonard Davis (Jenna); one grandson, John Henry Davis; and siblings, William Franklin Davis (Susan), Gregory Hill Davis (Jill), and Kelly Blanton Davis.

The family is planning a private burial service in Fayette, Alabama.

Show your support

add-a-memory icon

Add a Memory

Send a note, share a story or upload a photo.
share-obituary icon

Share Obituary

Let others know about your loved one's death.
get-updates icon

Get Reminders

Sign up for service and obituary updates.
  • SHARE OBITUARYSHARE

  • GET REMINDERS