Eddie Wyatt Davis

Eddie Wyatt Davis, 75, of Denton, died Saturday, May 27, 2023, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Brian Pierce officiating, Burial will follow at Pleasant Union Community Church Cemetery.

Born on April 9, 1948, in Guilford County, NC, Eddie was the son of the late Gurney Wyatt "Jack" Davis, Jr. and Frances Yow Davis. He was first employed at McDonald's on Main Street in High Point from 1964-1966, NC Central Prison from 1969-1971, High Point Workshop from 1971-1973, where he met Lydna J. Martin, and from 1973-2011 at the Randolph Sheltered Workshop from which he retired.

From 1973 through the mid 2000's he established the Sheltered Workshop that subcontracted work for major manufacturers, including Eveready Battery Co., General Electric, Black & Decker, Goodyear, Knorr Best Foods, and others too numerous to list. As vocational rehabilitation changed over the decades, the Sheltered Workshop began training clients on the job at employers all over Asheboro and Randolph County. Many individuals who were once considered unemployable had appropriate training and became very successful long-term employees on many different jobs and in many different industries under his influence and direction.

In addition to his parents, Eddie was preceded in death by his wife, Lynda M. Davis; and daughter, Elizabeth Davis.

Surviving are his sons, Andrew Wyatt Davis, of Denton, Martin Edward Davis of Asheboro, Jonathan Murphy Davis and wife Kara, of Asheboro, Nathan Stuart Davis, of Denton; grandchildren, Alexandria Anderson and husband Darren, Julianne Bullins and husband Ethan, Nathaniel Chance Davis, Mariah Davis, Johnathan Murphy, Kayla Murphy, Wyatt Davis, Carter Davis, Finley Davis, Reagan Davis; and great grandchildren, Audrey, Adalee, and Abel Anderson.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Ridge Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, 416 Vision Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203.