History & Staff

We have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.

Our History

Our History

Roy O. Davis was born in Mableton, Georgia in 1908. He moved to Austell in 1909 and was a resident there until his death in 1992.  A 1937 graduate of Gupton-Jones School of Embalming in Nashville, TN, Mr. Davis opened a funeral home in Douglasville in 1940. However, he closed the funeral home and served in the U. S. Army from 1942-1945.

From 1945-1946, Mr. Davis temporarily operated the funeral home out of his mother’s home on Washington Street.  Roy Davis Funeral Home relocated two times to houses on Love Street from 1946-1955.  In 1955, Roy Davis Funeral Home purchased the “Austell House” on Mulberry Street and served families there from 1955 until 1981. The present location was completed in 1981. 

Our Valued Staff

  • Debbie Griffin

    Debbie Griffin Manager; Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer

  • Johanna Locke

    Johanna Locke Apprentice Funeral Director and Embalmer

  • Freddie Harris

    Freddie Harris Funeral Assistant

  • Tommy Smith

    Tommy Smith Funeral Assistant

  • Raymond Walker

    Raymond Walker Funeral Assistant

  • Margaret Parrish

    Margaret Parrish Visitation Assistant / Receptionist

  • Carrie Hicks

    Carrie Hicks Office Manager

  • Linda Ledford

    Linda Ledford Visitation Assistant