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Gov. Jimmie Davis
SON OF JONES AND ELIZABETH DAVIS.
1899 -
2000
You Are My Sun-Shine
1930
Governor
Governor
1944-1948 1960-1964
"...Tho I Walk
Through the Valley of the Shadow
of Death, I Will Fear No Evil, For Thou
Art With Me"
I'll See You on the Other Side
On the back of the
governor's tombstone:
SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL
1938 - 1942
PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSIONER
1942 - 1944
SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME
1971
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF
FAME
1972
Friends of
Jimmy Davis built this church in 1965 to honor him. The cemetery is behind the
church.
Dedication sun
dial
in the front of the church.
Dedicated to
the people of
this
community
and all the
people of the
state of LA. and
those who made
this
possible.
Sincerely,
Jimmy Davis
1965
Top of sun dial.
The gnomon
is missing.
A plaque on the
front of the church.
GOVERNOR
JIMMIE DAVIS
September 11, 1899
November 5, 2000
Jimmie Davis
was born in Jackson Parish in 1899
He served two terms as Governor of LA
1944
- 48 and 1960 - 64
He was inducted into the Song Writers Hall of
Fame in
1971, the Country Music Hall of Fame
in 1972 and the Gospel Music Hall of
Fame in 1994
The Jimmie Davis Tabernacle was built by friends in 1965 to
honor him
In 1990, Jimmie Davis donated the Tabernacle to
Jackson Parish under the
management of the
Chamber's Tabernacle board
An annual homecoming is held the
1st Sunday in October
A plaque on the
front of the church.
JIMMIE DAVIS
TABERNACLE
Built in 1964 by friends of Governor Jimmie Davis.
These
friends are of many faiths, people who believe
in the church and who are
dedicated to the promotion
of Christian living and to the songs of Christian
inspiration.
It was here on these grounds that Governor
Davis
graduated from the Beech Springs High School and his
father and mother
once lived a few feet back of this building.
The construction of this
tabernacle was first suggested
by W. L. "Buddie" Billups.
Architects:
Contractor
Wilson and Coleman
W. C. & W. L. Salley
Hardsurfacing of parking area
Landscaping
J. A. Harper-Ted F. Dunham
James P. Cross
Terral Construction Co., Inc.
C. J. Blalock
Governor
James Houston Davis' wife and
family are on the following page.
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