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Submitted: 4/25/09 • Approved: 7/5/15 • Last Updated: 7/12/15 • R183361-G183361-S3
James 12 Jan 1921 - 06 Feb 1987
Betty 02 Aug 1929 - 04 July 2015 Obituary
Marriage: December 31, 1960
Betty Jean (Phillips) Davis
Born: August 02, 1929
Died: July 04, 2015
Walnut Ridge - Betty Jean Davis, 85, formerly of Black Rock, died Saturday, July 4 at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab. She was born on August 2, 1929 to Pierce and Mary (Warner) Phillips. She was united in marriage to James Orville Davis on December 31, 1960, and was a member of First Baptist Church in Black Rock.
Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James (Jimmy) Davis; one sister, Verna Wilkerson and one brother, Barry Gale Phillips.
Survivers include: two daughters, Robyn (Pat) Roby of Black Rock and Vicki (Darrell) Leipert of Powhatan; grandchildren, Tamara (Aaron) Richey, Tyler Roby (and fiancée Ashton Alls), Sara Roby, and Olivia Leipert; and great grandchildren, Easton and Eli Richey.
Visitation will be Monday, July 6, from 6-8 pm at Cox Funeral Home in Walnut Ridge. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 7, at 11 am at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Walnut Ridge with Harold Russell and Blake Shaw officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Forest Cemetery in Black Rock under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge. Obituary courtesy of Cox Funeral Home. http://www.cox-fearsfuneralhome.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/14220/id/3232198
Contributed on 4/25/09 by denise.bratcher63
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