Wallace Ray Davis
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Wallace Ray Davis born in San Antonio, Texas
is best known as a Christian Television Pioneer having created and built the largest religious media agency in the world called Affiliated Media Group. With over 130 ministries represented he was known by many in the industry as a master architect of success to the world of broadcast Evangelism.
in Cleveland, Tennessee
. He was married to first wife, Sylvia Katrina Webber in 1968, and then later in 1978 remarried Elizabeth Mary Zimmer.
, Florida
represented over 130 ministries to include:
, Florida
from kidney failure after complications from a fifteen month bout with cancer. Television coverage of the funeral was broadcast by First Coast News Channel 25 in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1992, Davis suffered a near death heart attack and would later receive a heart transplant after being diagnosed with cardio-myopathy in 1997. Ray Davis is survived by 6 children, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grand child.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
is best known as a Christian Television Pioneer having created and built the largest religious media agency in the world called Affiliated Media Group. With over 130 ministries represented he was known by many in the industry as a master architect of success to the world of broadcast Evangelism.
Early life
Ray Davis was born in San Antonio, Texas to Herbert and Aaron Davis. His family moved to Libya, Africa when Ray was thirteen. Ray Davis attended Lee CollegeLee College
Lee College is a comprehensive community college located in Baytown, Texas, approximately east of Houston, Texas.Lee College's main campus occupies landscaped near downtown Baytown and maintains extension campuses throughout its service area...
in Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...
. He was married to first wife, Sylvia Katrina Webber in 1968, and then later in 1978 remarried Elizabeth Mary Zimmer.
Ministries represented
Ray Davis' firm Affiliated Media Group located in JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
represented over 130 ministries to include:
- Benny HinnBenny HinnToufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn הין; born December 3, 1952) is a televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades" – revival meeting/faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your...
Ministries - Joel O'Steen Lakewood Church
- Larry Jones - Feed the Children
Death
Davis died on February 16, 2007 in JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
from kidney failure after complications from a fifteen month bout with cancer. Television coverage of the funeral was broadcast by First Coast News Channel 25 in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1992, Davis suffered a near death heart attack and would later receive a heart transplant after being diagnosed with cardio-myopathy in 1997. Ray Davis is survived by 6 children, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grand child.