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Submitted: 9/13/21 • Approved: 9/13/21 • Last Updated: 9/16/21 • R1389775-G470910-S3
Earl 02 Sept 1928 - 08 Jan 2010
Thelma 24 Apr 1929 - 09 Sept 2021
Marriage: 03 Oct 1947**
Earl Franklin Davis Jr husband of Thelma L (Colbert) Davis. Earl Franklin Davis Jr son of Earl Franklin Davis Sr and Flora Mae (Yates) Davis. Thelma Louise (Colbert) Davis daughter of Hubert Houston Colbert and Beulah Mildred (Wilson) Colbert.
*obituary
Earl Franklin Davis Jr., 81, formerly of DeKalb, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 8, at his residence.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Colbert Davis of Walnut Ridge; daughter, Tonya Prater of Walnut Ridge; son, Ronald Earl Davis of DeKalb; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at First Assembly of God in Walnut Ridge with Dale Hughart officiating. Burial was in Powhatan Cemetery under direction of House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge.
And his wife,
Thelma Louise Davis
April 24, 1929 - September 09, 2021
Thelma Louise Davis, 92 of Walnut Ridge, died Thursday September 9, 2021 at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born April 24, 1929 in Lauratown, AR to Hubert Colbert & Beulah Wilson Colbert. She graduated from Black Rock High School in May of 1947, and in October of that same year, married her high school sweetheart, Earl Davis, Jr. She worked for Wurlitzer Piano Co. in DeKalb, IL until it closed and then her Associate Degree in Library Science. She loved to sing in church. She was asked to sing from Black Rock to DeKalb and she loved it! Thelma enjoyed spending time with her husband of 62 years and her children & grandchildren. She was of Pentecostal belief and was a member First Assembly of God Church in Walnut Ridge.
Thelma was preceded in death by her husband, Earl F. Davis, Jr.; parents, Hubert and Beulah Colbert; sister, Gladys Woodson; brothers, Jack Colbert, Clifford Ray Colbert, and Billie Jewel Colbert; and special uncle, Rev. Rudolph Davis.
She is survived by her son, Ronald, E. Davis of Lee, IL; daughter, Tonya Davis Prater (Jim) of Walnut Ridge; grandson, Mitchell Davis (Meahgan) of Steward, IL; granddaughters, Heather McCarty (Paul) of Greers Ferry and Danielle Stojin (Chris) of Maple Park, IL; and great grandchildren, Alison, Ryan, Rayland, Garrett, Samuel, and Luke.
Visitation will be Monday September 13, 2021 from 12:30PM-2:00PM at First Assembly of God in Walnut Ridge.
Funeral Services begin at 2:00PM Monday September 13, 2021 at First Assembly of God in Walnut Ridge with Dale Hughart officiating.
Burial will be in Powhatan Cemetery under direction of House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge & Lynn, Arkansas.
Obituary provided courtesy of House-Gregg Funeral Home Walnut Ridge and Lynn, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published 10 Sept 2021 © Copyright 2010 - 21 House-Gregg Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved.
**Lawrence County, Arkansas Marriage Index
Davis, Earl F Jr - Colbert, Thelma Louise 03 Oct 1947 Book X-307
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