C. L. and Dawn Davidson, who later became his wife, established Davidson Pharmacy in 1981. C. L. is a pharmaceutical sciences alumnus of the University of Mississippi, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree. After that, he graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. C. L. is originally from Tupelo, Mississippi, and it was there that he spent his childhood with his late parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs Davidson.