Marie Davis

Wilda Marie Davis, the daughter of Walter Rory Stogsdill and Frankie Leora (Helvey) Stogsdill, was born February 15, 1916 in Ellington, Missouri. Marie grew up on a farm near Ellington and graduated from Ellington High School.

In March 1939, Marie and Ernest Everett Davis were married and made their home in Ellington. Their marriage was blessed with seven children, Lenna Leora, Elzie Eugene, Lawrence Martin, Ronald Ernest, Patricia Ann, Sandra Kay and Curtiss Paul. Marie was a hard worker and in addition to caring for her children and home, she worked as a nurse's aid, waitress and owned her own restaurant. She loved sewing, quilting, reading, playing cards, fishing, shopping, and spending time with her family. Marie and Ernest had been married 35 years at the time of Ernest's death in January of 1975.

Following Ernest's death, Marie continued to live at her home in Ellington. In 2005, Marie moved to the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa. She became a member of the Church of Christ in Griswold. Just a few weeks ago, her family gathered together to surprise and celebrate her 90th birthday. Marie died at the Cass County Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa on March 4, 2006 at the age of 90 years and 19 days.

Marie was preceded in death by her parents; husband Ernest Davis; son Elzie Davis; granddaughter Debra Marie Mearna; two great grandsons Chad Michael Alexander and Carson Wayne Farmer; brothers Charles Raymond Stogsdill and Eugene Solomon Stogsdill.

Marie is survived by her daughters; Lenna Farmer Fredericksen and husband Harry of Thurman, IA, Patricia Mineer and husband Phil of Ft. Myers, FL, Sandra Mearna and husband Bill of Dyer, IN; sons Larry Davis and wife Shirley of Shannon City, IA, Ronald Davis and wife Doris of Ellington, MO, Curtiss "Paul" Davis and wife Dee of Lawrenceville, GA; sister Wilma Chitwood of Sparta, IL; sister-in-law Mary Ellen McKeoun of Chicago, IL; 25 grandchildren; 55 great grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.