Newspapers printed fulsome obituaries, praising Charles Davis Snr. for his fine and flourishing store and his generosity generally.  His funeral at Holy Trinity Anglican Church was well-attended.  'An impressive service was held, at which many of the late gentleman's elderly friends, who were unable to proceed to the cemetery, attended', ran the description.  The congregation sang 'Rock of Ages' and 'Abide with Me', then the cortege proceeded slowly to the Cornelian Bay cemetery.  'The deep love and esteem in which the deceased had always been held was responsible for an exceptionally large cortege, and no less han 35 or 40 cabs followed the remains to the grave.'  Two large char-a-bancs and seven cab carried Charles Davis' employees, and his own carriage followed the hearse, which was 'beautifully draped in purple and black'.  At the gates of the cemetery, '86 sorrowing employees' drew up on either side as the coffin was drawn from the hearse and carried to its final resting place.  The pall-bearers were the heads of the five departments in the firm of Charles Davis Ltd, and the chief mourners were Mrs Mary Anne Davis, the sons Charles junior and Alfred, and Charles Davis' secretary and son-in-law, Robert White.  A large number of friends followed on foot, and at the grave some forty floral tributes were dispalyed.  The employees formed a circle around the graveside, and the body of Charles Davis was lowered to its last resting place.  It was the end of an era.  (Ref. Daily Post 23 April 1914, Critic 24 April 1914, Tasmanian Mail 23 april 1914)

Charles Davis' grave can be visited at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery and is included in the guided tour of Cornelian Bay.