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A crowd of 1,200 people attended the memorial service last night that was held for Deputy Rodney Lee Davis, Jr., the Greene County deputy that was shot and killed last Tuesday. Although full details are not available, Davis’ partner got in a shoot-out with a suspected. Davis’ partner was uninjured, while Davis and the shooter were both killed. The service was held at First Baptist Church, with such heavy attendance that part of Park Street had to be closed off. The Rodney L. Davis Memorial Fund, to benefit Davis’ family, has been set up at the Stanardsville Bank of America. Braxton Williams has the story in today’s Progress.