John Davis of ‘Coffee Time with John and Momma’ Dies at 55 During Livestream

The Tennessee man had been making chicken salad with his mother at their kitchen table when he told viewers he wasn't feeling well, moments before collapsing.

Rudy Blalock

Published: 6/12/2026, 4:49:47 AM EDT

John Davis of ‘Coffee Time with John and Momma’ Dies at 55 During Livestream — People walk into the emergency room at a hospital in a file photo. (Sebastien Vuagnat/AFP via Getty Images)

John Davis, the man who won the hearts of more than 200,000 followers by cooking alongside his mother in daily online videos, died Wednesday at his home in Jellico, Tennessee. He was 55.

Davis—best known as the co-host of "Coffee Time with John and Momma," a Facebook and YouTube cooking show he shared with his mother, Frances "Tootsie" Davis—collapsed on camera during a Facebook Live session.

He had been making chicken salad with his mother at their kitchen table when he told viewers he wasn't feeling well, moments before collapsing. The livestream has since been removed from the page, with fans on Reddit saying they reported the video to help get it taken down.

A Campbell County Sheriff's Office deputy was dispatched to a call of "a male who had stopped breathing," according to an incident report obtained by People.

Davis was pronounced dead at the scene. The county's medical examiner did not find anything suspicious about the circumstances of his death, the report stated.

According to that same incident report, Davis had a history of heart failure, kidney failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea.

His online obituary, posted by Harp Funeral Home of Jellico, confirmed he died at home on Wednesday. Davis was born on March 29, 1971, and was a member of the Oswego Missionary Baptist Church in the Oswego Community of Jellico. He is preceded in death by his father, Don Eugene Davis.

TMZ was first to report Davis' death. NTD has reached out to the Campbell County Sheriff's Office and Jellico Police Department for comment.

The show Davis built with his mother had attracted 218,000 followers on Facebook and more than 8,000 subscribers on YouTube. The pair filmed themselves cooking recipes and sharing stories in near-daily livestreams, mixing food with devotionals and words of daily encouragement—a format that brought in a deeply loyal audience over several years.

Their final public video together, posted Tuesday, shows the mother and son preparing a tomato parmesan dish with ranch dressing. While slicing a tomato, Davis told his viewers the recipe was something the family had been making for years. "It's something we've had for six or eight years," he said. "I've seen it, I tried it, I like it." He added that he was making "a small tray" of tomato parm, which he said his mom loves.

Fans flooded the comments of that last video with condolences and best wishes. "My heart breaks for Momma … For her to have witnessed it is heartbreaking. He was a beautiful soul, and so dedicated to his mother," one commenter wrote.

Another added, "The loss of a child, no matter the age, is the hardest to live with. No mom should ever have to live with such a loss. RIP John."

A third wrote: "So sorry to hear of John's passing. I loved watching him and his mama every night for five years now. He will be missed. Praying for his dear mama."

Funeral services will be held Saturday at Harp Funeral Home Chapel in Jellico, with visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. and services beginning at 3 p.m. Burial will follow at Douglas Cemetery in the Wooldridge Community of Jellico. Harp Funeral Home of Jellico is handling arrangements.