Shirley A. Davis

December 11, 2011 

EVANS MILLS, N.Y.  —  Shirley A. Davis, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 10, under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. 

Born Nov. 18, 1925, in the town of Philadelphia, the daughter of Lyle G. and Alberta Simmonds Nichols, she attended school in Philadelphia. 

She married Wallace R. Davis on May 9, 1944, at the Methodist parsonage, Philadelphia, with the Rev. George M. Reid officiating. The couple owned and operated dairy farms until 1986 when they moved to the LaFargeville-Omar Road. Mr. Davis died May 20, 1992. 

Mrs. Davis worked at a limburger cheese factory and as a nurse’s aid in Theresa prior to her marriage and at Crowley Foods, LaFargeville following her marriage. She and her husband were also farmers. 

She enjoyed crocheting and sewing and had a love for jewelry. 

Survivors include a son and his wife, Dennis D. and Brenda K, Evans Mills, four daughters and two sons-in-law, Carolyn and Ronald Ault,  Debra Jones, Evans Mills, Denna S. Morrow, Buckeye, Ariz., and Melodie L. and David Morrow, Phoenix, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a great great-grandchild. 

Two sisters, Jeannine Sech and Sonya Spooner. and a son, Wallace L., all died before her. 

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Indian River Baptist Church, Philadelphia. 

Arrangements are with Frederick Bros. Funeral Home, Inc., Theresa. 

In lieu of flowers. donations may be made to Hospice of Jefferson County. 

Condolences may be made online at www.frederickbrosfuneralhome.com.

Information provided by Frederick Bros. Funeral Home, Inc. and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.