Wallace Ray Davis
Wallace Ray Davis (December 3, 1949 - February 16, 2007), born in San Antonio, Texas is best known as a Televangelist Luminary 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
Davis was born in San Antonio, Texas to Herbert and Aaron Davis. His family moved to Libya, Africa when Ray was thirteen. Davis attended Lee College in Cleveland, Tennessee. He was married to first wife, Sylvia Katrina Webber, and in 1978 remarried Elizabeth Mary Zimmer.
Ministries represented
Davis' firm Affiliated Media Group located in Jacksonville, Florida represented over 130 ministries to include:
- Benny Hinn Ministries
- Joel O'Steen Lakewood Church
- Larry Jones - Feed the Children
Death
Davis died on February 16, 2007 in Jacksonville, Florida from kidney failure after complications from a fifteen month bout with cancer.[1] Television coverage of the funeral was broadcast by First Coast News Channel 25 in Jacksonville, Florida.[2] 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 one great grandson.
References
- ^ Pioneering Businessman Ray Davis Dies, Charisma Magazine, May 2007
- ^ Televangelist Luminary Ray Davis Laid To Rest, First Coast News,Feb 21 2007