Percy Julius Daves , 91, of Coila, MS, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at his residence. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with visitation 12 p.m. until service time. Rev. Ed McDaniel will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Daves was born August 15, 1930 in Carroll County, MS, to Earl Daves and Florence Ellis Daves. He lived in Carroll County all of his life. He retired from the Mississippi State Highway Department after many years of service, and also worked for the Carroll County Road Department. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved working his cows and cutting grass. He was preceded in death by his son, Ricky Lane Daves; sisters, Dorris Smith and Ruby Harper; brothers, Marvin "Pete" Daves and Earl "Bud" Daves; and his parents.

He is survived by his wife of seventy years, Lillie Nell Acy Daves of Coila, MS; daughter, Rhonda Mitchell of Coila, MS; three sisters, Patsy Haynes of Covington, TN, Mary Brock of Shaw, MS, and Allene Brown of Greenwood, MS; brother, Oren Dell Daves of Carrollton; grandson, Eric Mitchell; granddaughter, LaTonya Daves; and two great-grandchildren, Julian and Piper Mitchell.

Pallbearers will be Calvin Daves, Dell Daves, Jeffrey Daves, Roy Harper, Kevin Gordin, and Kirk Gordin. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and Dr. Michael Boler.

Special thanks to Grace Hospice, Jay Matthews, Jerry Branch, and Melissa Dahl.

Williams & Lord Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.