Mary Davis

Mary Vonne Davis, 84, of Lumberton, passed from this life, December 28, 2018. She was born on December 4, 1934, in Lamartine, Arkansas, to Herbert and Gertha Morris.

Mary taught seventh grade for many years at Silsbee Junior High School. During her tenure there, she influenced many young lives to aim for and achieve academic success.

Mary found great joy as the wife of a minister. She and her husband, Cecil, were married April 19, 1953. For over 60 years, she served and worked in the ministry beside her husband.

Survivors include her son, Greg Davis and his wife, Gwen, of Lumberton; niece, Anne Murry Marcus, whom she always introduced as her daughter, of Baytown; grandchildren, Grant Davis and his wife, Sarah; Kayleigh Davis and her fiancé, Leigh Wilson, all of Lumberton; and great-grandchildren, Ava Davis and Lucy Wilson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Reverend Cecil Davis; and sister, Myrlene Morris Murry.

A gathering of Mrs. Davis’ family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2019, at Parkway Life Church, 1865 Farm to Market Road 3513, Lumberton. Her funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 5, 2019, at Parkway Life Church, with her interment to follow at Davis Cemetery, Kirbyville (Beulah Springs), under the direction of Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee.