Mary T. Davis

James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel Mary T. Davis, 89, of Marianna went home to heaven on August 28, 2012 after a brief illness at Jackson Hospital. Mary, affectionately known as Gran, was born in Hartwell, Ga. on January 1, 1923 to Milton and Liza Teasley. She attended Georgia Southern College where she met her future husband, Marion B. Davis, married on December 15, 1944 in Boca Raton, Fl. After a tour in the Air Force during World War II, Doc attended Optometry school at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN. after graduating from Southern, Doc and Mary came to Marianna to practice optometry in late 1947. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Amos Teasley, Bill Teasley and King Teasley of Hartwell Ga., and her loving daughter, Sandra Davis Cook of Marianna Fl. She is survived by her devoted husband of 67 years, Marion Bert "Doc" Davis Sr., two sons, Marion Bert Davis Jr., and wife, Karen, Jeffrey K. Davis and wife, Donna; son-in-law Larry J. Cook and wife, Glenda, ten grandchildren, Brantley Cook, Cassidy Cook and wife, Stephanie, Analie Cook Carr and husband, Owen, Meghan Davis Grimsley and husband Owen, Elizabeth Davis Grimsley and husband, Matt, Mackenzie Davis, Joseph Davis, Sianna Davis, Adam Cheaney, B.J. McDaniel and six great-grandchildren. She was a life long member of First United Methodist Church of Marianna and hosted a weekly prayer meeting for ten years in her home. She enjoyed horse back riding and trips to the mountains. She was a devoted wife and mother and loved her family. She was a deeply spiritual woman and loved God with all her heart. Celebration of life where family will receive friends will be Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Wesley Center. Funeral Services will be Friday August 31, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church with burial following in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens. The Revs. Bill Elwell and Lavon Pettis officiating. James and Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel Directing.