Jo Ann Shell Davis' Obituary
Jo Ann Davis went to be with her lord Friday night,
Sept 2, 2022. She was born Dec. 13. 1935 to Richard Shell and Jessie Luter Shell in Murray , Ky.
She attended Murray City Schools and graduated with honors. She then attended Murray State University where earned a BS in Business Education in 1955.
While in college she worked at the Peoples
Bank of Murray part time and still graduated in three years.
In 1957 she married John Davis, but still worked at the bank while he served in the Army in Germany. When he returned from Germany in 1959 they moved to Memphis and had two sons, Richard and Charles (Chuck).
She served her community educating students in Sunday school, the public-school system, adult education as well as technical schools for over 40 years.
She was preceded in death by her father, Richard Shell mother, Jessie Shell and brother Ralph Shell. She leaves behind her loving husband John, her two sons Richard and Chuck, (Hassiby), sister Jane Smeed and three granddaughters, Madison, Daniella
and Gabriella.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that any donations be made to Covenant United Methodist
Church in Cordova or to Kirby Pines Retirement Community.
Services will be held at 2:00 on Thursday September 8th at Memorial Park Funeral Home 5668 Poplar Ave with a visitation starting at 1:00 that day.
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