Neva Lorene Davis, 84, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 1:03 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon.
She was born Friday, Feb. 25, 1927, in Mt. Vernon, to Walter Columbus and Ethel (Tolley) Finn. She married William J. "Bill" Davis on April 23, 1953, in Morganfield, Ky., and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2004.
Neva worked at the Garment Factory, then the Mt. Vernon Shoe Factory, later for McConnell Douglas Aircraft Company and most recently for the Register-News. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Mt. Vernon, loved playing golf and watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with the pastor Josepha Lecke officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She is survived by a son, David William Davis and wife Phyllis of Thompsonville; two daughters, Reva Maurer and husband Steve of Mt. Vernon and Sheri Roberts and husband Gary of Mt. Vernon; 11 grandchildren, Beth Lind and husband Jeff of O'Fallon, Ryan Maurer and wife Kim of Mt. Vernon; Troy Maurer and wife Sarah of Edwardsville; Nathan Maurer of O'Fallon and fiancee Audrey Gillespie of Bloomington, Heather Hayes and husband Chuck of Waltonville, Rebecca Scott and husband Nathan of Mt. Vernon, Joseph Davis and wife Emily of Marlow, Chad Irwin and fiancee Quinn Perigo of Newnan, Ga., Carissa Tepovich and husband Geoff of Collinsville, Travis Irwin and wife Tiffany of Mt. Vernon and Scott Holman of Sesser; 11 great-grandchildren, Savana and Tyler Hanson, Jacob Sandy, Wyatt Scott, Vincent Holman, Cody, Baylor and Hudsyn Scott, Alaina and Cale Maurer and Sophia Lind; a sister, Jewell Bennett of East Alton; a brother, Paul Finn of DeKalb; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Her parents, her husband, two sisters, Rena Birkhead and Virginia Orrick; one infant sister, Reva Finn; and one infant brother, Walter Eugene Finn, preceded her in death.
She was born Friday, Feb. 25, 1927, in Mt. Vernon, to Walter Columbus and Ethel (Tolley) Finn. She married William J. "Bill" Davis on April 23, 1953, in Morganfield, Ky., and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2004.
Neva worked at the Garment Factory, then the Mt. Vernon Shoe Factory, later for McConnell Douglas Aircraft Company and most recently for the Register-News. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Mt. Vernon, loved playing golf and watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with the pastor Josepha Lecke officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She is survived by a son, David William Davis and wife Phyllis of Thompsonville; two daughters, Reva Maurer and husband Steve of Mt. Vernon and Sheri Roberts and husband Gary of Mt. Vernon; 11 grandchildren, Beth Lind and husband Jeff of O'Fallon, Ryan Maurer and wife Kim of Mt. Vernon; Troy Maurer and wife Sarah of Edwardsville; Nathan Maurer of O'Fallon and fiancee Audrey Gillespie of Bloomington, Heather Hayes and husband Chuck of Waltonville, Rebecca Scott and husband Nathan of Mt. Vernon, Joseph Davis and wife Emily of Marlow, Chad Irwin and fiancee Quinn Perigo of Newnan, Ga., Carissa Tepovich and husband Geoff of Collinsville, Travis Irwin and wife Tiffany of Mt. Vernon and Scott Holman of Sesser; 11 great-grandchildren, Savana and Tyler Hanson, Jacob Sandy, Wyatt Scott, Vincent Holman, Cody, Baylor and Hudsyn Scott, Alaina and Cale Maurer and Sophia Lind; a sister, Jewell Bennett of East Alton; a brother, Paul Finn of DeKalb; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Her parents, her husband, two sisters, Rena Birkhead and Virginia Orrick; one infant sister, Reva Finn; and one infant brother, Walter Eugene Finn, preceded her in death.
Neva Lorene Davis, 84, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 1:03 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon.
She was born Friday, Feb. 25, 1927, in Mt. Vernon, to Walter Columbus and Ethel (Tolley) Finn. She married William J. "Bill" Davis on April 23, 1953, in Morganfield, Ky., and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2004.
Neva worked at the Garment Factory, then the Mt. Vernon Shoe Factory, later for McConnell Douglas Aircraft Company and most recently for the Register-News. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Mt. Vernon, loved playing golf and watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with the pastor Josepha Lecke officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She is survived by a son, David William Davis and wife Phyllis of Thompsonville; two daughters, Reva Maurer and husband Steve of Mt. Vernon and Sheri Roberts and husband Gary of Mt. Vernon; 11 grandchildren, Beth Lind and husband Jeff of O'Fallon, Ryan Maurer and wife Kim of Mt. Vernon; Troy Maurer and wife Sarah of Edwardsville; Nathan Maurer of O'Fallon and fiancee Audrey Gillespie of Bloomington, Heather Hayes and husband Chuck of Waltonville, Rebecca Scott and husband Nathan of Mt. Vernon, Joseph Davis and wife Emily of Marlow, Chad Irwin and fiancee Quinn Perigo of Newnan, Ga., Carissa Tepovich and husband Geoff of Collinsville, Travis Irwin and wife Tiffany of Mt. Vernon and Scott Holman of Sesser; 11 great-grandchildren, Savana and Tyler Hanson, Jacob Sandy, Wyatt Scott, Vincent Holman, Cody, Baylor and Hudsyn Scott, Alaina and Cale Maurer and Sophia Lind; a sister, Jewell Bennett of East Alton; a brother, Paul Finn of DeKalb; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Her parents, her husband, two sisters, Rena Birkhead and Virginia Orrick; one infant sister, Reva Finn; and one infant brother, Walter Eugene Finn, preceded her in death.
She was born Friday, Feb. 25, 1927, in Mt. Vernon, to Walter Columbus and Ethel (Tolley) Finn. She married William J. "Bill" Davis on April 23, 1953, in Morganfield, Ky., and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2004.
Neva worked at the Garment Factory, then the Mt. Vernon Shoe Factory, later for McConnell Douglas Aircraft Company and most recently for the Register-News. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Mt. Vernon, loved playing golf and watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with the pastor Josepha Lecke officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She is survived by a son, David William Davis and wife Phyllis of Thompsonville; two daughters, Reva Maurer and husband Steve of Mt. Vernon and Sheri Roberts and husband Gary of Mt. Vernon; 11 grandchildren, Beth Lind and husband Jeff of O'Fallon, Ryan Maurer and wife Kim of Mt. Vernon; Troy Maurer and wife Sarah of Edwardsville; Nathan Maurer of O'Fallon and fiancee Audrey Gillespie of Bloomington, Heather Hayes and husband Chuck of Waltonville, Rebecca Scott and husband Nathan of Mt. Vernon, Joseph Davis and wife Emily of Marlow, Chad Irwin and fiancee Quinn Perigo of Newnan, Ga., Carissa Tepovich and husband Geoff of Collinsville, Travis Irwin and wife Tiffany of Mt. Vernon and Scott Holman of Sesser; 11 great-grandchildren, Savana and Tyler Hanson, Jacob Sandy, Wyatt Scott, Vincent Holman, Cody, Baylor and Hudsyn Scott, Alaina and Cale Maurer and Sophia Lind; a sister, Jewell Bennett of East Alton; a brother, Paul Finn of DeKalb; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Her parents, her husband, two sisters, Rena Birkhead and Virginia Orrick; one infant sister, Reva Finn; and one infant brother, Walter Eugene Finn, preceded her in death.
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