Betty Jo Wimberly Davis passed away Dec. 25 at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. She was born July 11, 1929, in Decatur, Alabama. At an early age, the family relocated to Corinth, Mississippi, where she graduated from Corinth High School in 1947.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carol Starnes Wimberly and Lafayette Ethbert Wimberly; sister, Sue Wimberly Davis (George); and her husband of 50 years, Frank R. Davis Sr.
She is survived by the second love of her life, Alvin Jackson, of Killen; brother, Michael Randolph Wimberly, of McComb, Missippippi; daughter, Cynthia Jo Davis O'Reilly (Tom), of Columbia, Tennessee; sons, Frank (Richie) Davis, of Sikeston, Missouri, and Martin Wimberly Davis, of Ringgold, Georgia; grandsons, Patrick O'Reilly, Thomas O'Reilly and Michael Davis; granddaughters, Brandee Davis Williams and Nikki Davis; great-granddaughters, Brynlee Williams and Charlee Williams; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In the late '60s, Betty returned to school to pursue her passion in nursing. Upon receiving her LPN certificate, she worked at ECM on 2nd Central until the family moved to Hamburg, Germany. She loved Hamburg, and the family spent four years there before moving to Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. After spending seven years in Venezuela, they relocated to Baie Comeau, Quebec, Canada, before being transferred back to Florence in the late 1980s. Upon return to Florence, they relocated to Killen on Wilson Lake. Betty loved traveling, flowers, nursing, her Scotty dogs and collecting antiques. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Killen, Alabama.
A memorial service in celebration of Betty's life was held Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Killen, Alabama.
Cremation Society of Tennessee assisted the family with the arrangements, and online condolences may be made at cremationsocietyoftn.com.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carol Starnes Wimberly and Lafayette Ethbert Wimberly; sister, Sue Wimberly Davis (George); and her husband of 50 years, Frank R. Davis Sr.
She is survived by the second love of her life, Alvin Jackson, of Killen; brother, Michael Randolph Wimberly, of McComb, Missippippi; daughter, Cynthia Jo Davis O'Reilly (Tom), of Columbia, Tennessee; sons, Frank (Richie) Davis, of Sikeston, Missouri, and Martin Wimberly Davis, of Ringgold, Georgia; grandsons, Patrick O'Reilly, Thomas O'Reilly and Michael Davis; granddaughters, Brandee Davis Williams and Nikki Davis; great-granddaughters, Brynlee Williams and Charlee Williams; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In the late '60s, Betty returned to school to pursue her passion in nursing. Upon receiving her LPN certificate, she worked at ECM on 2nd Central until the family moved to Hamburg, Germany. She loved Hamburg, and the family spent four years there before moving to Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. After spending seven years in Venezuela, they relocated to Baie Comeau, Quebec, Canada, before being transferred back to Florence in the late 1980s. Upon return to Florence, they relocated to Killen on Wilson Lake. Betty loved traveling, flowers, nursing, her Scotty dogs and collecting antiques. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Killen, Alabama.
A memorial service in celebration of Betty's life was held Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Killen, Alabama.
Cremation Society of Tennessee assisted the family with the arrangements, and online condolences may be made at cremationsocietyoftn.com.
Betty Jo Wimberly Davis passed away Dec. 25 at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. She was born July 11, 1929, in Decatur, Alabama. At an early age, the family relocated to Corinth, Mississippi, where she graduated from Corinth High School in 1947.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carol Starnes Wimberly and Lafayette Ethbert Wimberly; sister, Sue Wimberly Davis (George); and her husband of 50 years, Frank R. Davis Sr.
She is survived by the second love of her life, Alvin Jackson, of Killen; brother, Michael Randolph Wimberly, of McComb, Missippippi; daughter, Cynthia Jo Davis O'Reilly (Tom), of Columbia, Tennessee; sons, Frank (Richie) Davis, of Sikeston, Missouri, and Martin Wimberly Davis, of Ringgold, Georgia; grandsons, Patrick O'Reilly, Thomas O'Reilly and Michael Davis; granddaughters, Brandee Davis Williams and Nikki Davis; great-granddaughters, Brynlee Williams and Charlee Williams; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In the late '60s, Betty returned to school to pursue her passion in nursing. Upon receiving her LPN certificate, she worked at ECM on 2nd Central until the family moved to Hamburg, Germany. She loved Hamburg, and the family spent four years there before moving to Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. After spending seven years in Venezuela, they relocated to Baie Comeau, Quebec, Canada, before being transferred back to Florence in the late 1980s. Upon return to Florence, they relocated to Killen on Wilson Lake. Betty loved traveling, flowers, nursing, her Scotty dogs and collecting antiques. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Killen, Alabama.
A memorial service in celebration of Betty's life was held Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Killen, Alabama.
Cremation Society of Tennessee assisted the family with the arrangements, and online condolences may be made at cremationsocietyoftn.com.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carol Starnes Wimberly and Lafayette Ethbert Wimberly; sister, Sue Wimberly Davis (George); and her husband of 50 years, Frank R. Davis Sr.
She is survived by the second love of her life, Alvin Jackson, of Killen; brother, Michael Randolph Wimberly, of McComb, Missippippi; daughter, Cynthia Jo Davis O'Reilly (Tom), of Columbia, Tennessee; sons, Frank (Richie) Davis, of Sikeston, Missouri, and Martin Wimberly Davis, of Ringgold, Georgia; grandsons, Patrick O'Reilly, Thomas O'Reilly and Michael Davis; granddaughters, Brandee Davis Williams and Nikki Davis; great-granddaughters, Brynlee Williams and Charlee Williams; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In the late '60s, Betty returned to school to pursue her passion in nursing. Upon receiving her LPN certificate, she worked at ECM on 2nd Central until the family moved to Hamburg, Germany. She loved Hamburg, and the family spent four years there before moving to Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. After spending seven years in Venezuela, they relocated to Baie Comeau, Quebec, Canada, before being transferred back to Florence in the late 1980s. Upon return to Florence, they relocated to Killen on Wilson Lake. Betty loved traveling, flowers, nursing, her Scotty dogs and collecting antiques. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Killen, Alabama.
A memorial service in celebration of Betty's life was held Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Killen, Alabama.
Cremation Society of Tennessee assisted the family with the arrangements, and online condolences may be made at cremationsocietyoftn.com.
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