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Cecil Florence Jones Davis

Birth
Cushing, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
29 Nov 2021 (aged 101)
Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas, USA
Burial
Erick, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Cecil was born about 2 weeks after the 1920 census was completed in Cushing.

1930 - US Census - Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma
Household .................Role ......Sex .......Age Birthplace
Cecil G Jones ............Head ......Male ....36 ..Oklahoma
Helen F Jones ...........Wife ........Female 29 ..Maine
Cecil Florence Jones Daughter Female 10 ..Oklahoma
Wesley G Jones .........Son .........Male ....6 ....Oklahoma

*Note: There was a Lorena Jones, the only Jones, in the 1938 Stillwater HS yearbook but does not appear to be for Cecil.

1940 - US Census -

Obituary Published by Robertson Funeral Directors, Saturday, December 4, 2021
Cecil Florence Davis
January 23, 1920 - November 29, 2021

Cecil Florence Jones Davis, 101, of Shamrock, died Monday, November 29, 2021 in Shamrock.

Services will be Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Davis Cemetery at Erick, OK with Kris Power officiating.

Services are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Shamrock.

Cecil was born on January 23, 1920 in Cushing, OK to Cecil George Jones and Helen Holmes Jones, long time and active residents of Stillwater, OK. Cecil attended Stillwater High School and graduated in 1938.* She attended Oklahoma A & M (now Oklahoma State University) and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority she met and married George Champion Davis, a rancher from Beckham County, OK and Wheeler County, Texas. They moved to Shamrock and George continued to ranch until his death in 1995. They raised four children and were involved with their activities from piano recitals, golf tournaments, football games and showing cattle. Cecil and George were great supporters of the many Oklahoma State University football teams. Cecil was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a member of Atheneum and Forum Study Clubs. She loved playing bridge and belonged to several bridge clubs. She was a member of the Daughters of American Revolution.

She loved her family and they loved her. Her philosophy was to wake up every morning with a song in her heart. Her bubbly personality, friendliness, and positive attitude will be missed by many.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Wesley Jones; her husband, George C. Davis; her son Champ Davis; her daughter, Cynthia Carley and her daughter-in-law Nancy Davis and great grandchildren, Charlie Kate Power and Shane Daniel.

She is survived by a son, George R. Davis and wife Deanna of Oklahoma City; Mary Helen Daniel of Roanoke; son-in-law Ronald Carley of Duncan, OK; ten grandchildren, Danny Davis, Tammy Garlitz, Kevin Davis, Clinton Carley, Catherine Buckley, Neal Ray Davis, Nacy Davis-Long, Kristine Power, Brady Daniel and Kyle Daniel; Twenty-three great grandchildren.

The family suggest memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Shamrock or the Shamrock Public Library
Obituary and updates provided by Edith Guynes Stanley.
Cecil was born about 2 weeks after the 1920 census was completed in Cushing.

1930 - US Census - Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma
Household .................Role ......Sex .......Age Birthplace
Cecil G Jones ............Head ......Male ....36 ..Oklahoma
Helen F Jones ...........Wife ........Female 29 ..Maine
Cecil Florence Jones Daughter Female 10 ..Oklahoma
Wesley G Jones .........Son .........Male ....6 ....Oklahoma

*Note: There was a Lorena Jones, the only Jones, in the 1938 Stillwater HS yearbook but does not appear to be for Cecil.

1940 - US Census -

Obituary Published by Robertson Funeral Directors, Saturday, December 4, 2021
Cecil Florence Davis
January 23, 1920 - November 29, 2021

Cecil Florence Jones Davis, 101, of Shamrock, died Monday, November 29, 2021 in Shamrock.

Services will be Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Davis Cemetery at Erick, OK with Kris Power officiating.

Services are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Shamrock.

Cecil was born on January 23, 1920 in Cushing, OK to Cecil George Jones and Helen Holmes Jones, long time and active residents of Stillwater, OK. Cecil attended Stillwater High School and graduated in 1938.* She attended Oklahoma A & M (now Oklahoma State University) and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority she met and married George Champion Davis, a rancher from Beckham County, OK and Wheeler County, Texas. They moved to Shamrock and George continued to ranch until his death in 1995. They raised four children and were involved with their activities from piano recitals, golf tournaments, football games and showing cattle. Cecil and George were great supporters of the many Oklahoma State University football teams. Cecil was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a member of Atheneum and Forum Study Clubs. She loved playing bridge and belonged to several bridge clubs. She was a member of the Daughters of American Revolution.

She loved her family and they loved her. Her philosophy was to wake up every morning with a song in her heart. Her bubbly personality, friendliness, and positive attitude will be missed by many.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Wesley Jones; her husband, George C. Davis; her son Champ Davis; her daughter, Cynthia Carley and her daughter-in-law Nancy Davis and great grandchildren, Charlie Kate Power and Shane Daniel.

She is survived by a son, George R. Davis and wife Deanna of Oklahoma City; Mary Helen Daniel of Roanoke; son-in-law Ronald Carley of Duncan, OK; ten grandchildren, Danny Davis, Tammy Garlitz, Kevin Davis, Clinton Carley, Catherine Buckley, Neal Ray Davis, Nacy Davis-Long, Kristine Power, Brady Daniel and Kyle Daniel; Twenty-three great grandchildren.

The family suggest memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Shamrock or the Shamrock Public Library
Obituary and updates provided by Edith Guynes Stanley.


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