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Joe C. Davis

75 years old · died July 8, 2022 · Donaldson Correctional Facility, Jefferson County, Alabama

Joe C. Davis was 75 years old and in the custody of William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama. He was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham for treatment and died there on July 8, 2022. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office attributed his death to significant natural disease. He was one of four men from Donaldson who died within the same few days that July.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office attributed the death to significant natural disease.

Reported by: Jefferson County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

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