Nettie Geneva Davis' Obituary
Nettie Geneva Davis, 87, of Memphis, went home to her Lord on Saturday, May 30, 2009. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Geneva was born in Paden, MS to the late Lemuel Otto and Florence Brown Nixon. After moving to Memphis, she enjoyed working in administration and sales until her retirement at Goldsmith’s Department Store. Geneva was a lifelong communicant of the Baptist Church, earlier at McLean Baptist and then at First Baptist in Midtown. She is predeceased by her dear husband of 34 years, Thomas Murrell Davis of Memphis, TN. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Nixon Hodges of Augusta, GA and her two sons and their wives, Tom and Ann Davis of Memphis, TN and Michael and Donna Davis of Orlando, FL. Geneva had two dearly loved grandsons, Michael (Leigh) Davis of Atlanta, GA and Tommy Davis of Memphis, TN. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 pm. on Tuesday, June 1 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Services will be held at graveside at Memorial Park Cemetery on Tuesday, June 1 at 12 p.m.
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