Obituary of Edna Wallace Davis

Edna Wallace Davis Of Davin, WV Edna Wallace Davis, 95, of Davin, went to sleep in the Lord Saturday, August 4, 2012, at Trinity Healthcare at Logan. She was born November 15, 1916, at Genoa in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Shelton and Lona (Workman) Wallace. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Anderson Davis; one sister, Opal Graham; and four brothers, Curtis Wallace, Clarence Wallace, Cecil Wallace, and Bernard Wallace. Edna was a retired school cook formerly employed by Logan County Schools at Braeholm and Buffalo Grade School for 20 years. Until she moved to Huntington to care for her elderly parents in 1975, Edna was a member of the Kistler Freewill Baptist Church. After the passing of her parents, she became the matriarch of the family. Edna loved to garden vegetables and can in the summertime. A pioneer woman who overcame many obstacles in her life, widowed at the age of 51 and a survivor of the Buffalo Creek disaster in 1972, Edna still maintained her joy and faith. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. Those left to cherish her memory are two sons, Oscar (Patty) Davis of Edmond, OK and Orval Lee (Jennifer) Davis of Davin; four grandchildren, Shelly (Jeff) Reading of Edmond, OK, Tim Davis of Lafayette, LA, Steven (Lynn) Davis of Robinette, and Nicole (Kevin) Gwinn of Shady Spring; and six great-grandchildren, Whitney (David) Dickinson of Tulsa, OK, Brett (Tyler) Jennings of Houston, TX, Andrew Davis of Edmond, OK, Caleb Davis of Robinette, and Abigail and Meredith Gwinn of Shady Spring; one brother, James (Ellen) Wallace of Alexandria, VA; sister-in-law, Patty Wallace of Barboursville; and many nieces and nephews along with a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at the Claypool United Methodist Church at Davin with Rev. Bryan C. Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Pecks Mill. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at the church and one hour prior to services at the church also. Pall bearers will be friends and family. Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home at Man is in charge of the arrangements.