Florence F. Davis Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Florence F. Davis, 93, of Highland Oaks, Shippenville, formerly of Knox, PA, died peacefully Saturday, February 22, 2014. Born on March 10, 1920 in Wilmington, NC; she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Florence D. Hawkins Fick. She was married on August 7, 1943 to Everett Van Davis, who preceded her in death on October 16, 2007. She attended the Women’s College, now UNC Greensboro, in North Carolina. Florence worked as a tour guide at Popular Grove Plantation in Wilmington, NC. She also worked at Logue’s Hardware in Knox, PA. She was of the Methodist faith and was a member of the Rocky Point United Methodist Church in Rocky Point, NC. Florence belonged to numerous organizations. She was a mother of O.A. Chunka Dancers, past president of the Knox Civic Club, and a lifetime member and past president of the Port City Basket Makers. She is survived by her son, Everett Davis Jr. and his wife, Laura Pratt-Davis, of Montana and her daughter, Dixie Jordan and her husband, John, of Shippenville. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Tyler D. Davis and his wife, Nitzi, of New York, Heath D. Jordan and his wife, Andrea, of Illinois, Jennifer S. Davis-Glickman and her husband, Jamie, of Virginia, and Kyle L. Shirey and her husband, John, of Pennsylvania; and four great grandchildren, Elizabeth and Addyson Shirey of Pennsylvania, Trent Jordan of Illinois, and Athena Glickman of Virginia. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood Street, Clarion. Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Highland Oaks, First Floor Sitting Room. There will be no services. Interment will be held at Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, NC. Memorial and donations can be made to Rocky Point United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 13700 North Carolina Highway 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457. Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Highland Oaks, First Floor Sitting Room. There will be no services.

Florence F. Davis

March 10, 1920 - February 22, 2014