Thelma Douglass Davis was born August 5, 1912, in a log cabin on Hurricane Creek in Oregon County, Missouri. Thelma was the first child of Cecil Sebastian and Flora Brawley Douglass. She passed away August 27, 2014, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 102.
Thelma attended Ross and Bland Elementary Schools and graduated from Alton Missouri High School with the class of 1934. For two years following graduation, she taught in the Oregon County one-room rural schools of Ross and Surprise.
Thelma was united in marriage to Robert Lee Davis on January 30, 1937, and to this union three children were born; Wilma Lee, Robert Douglass, and Phyllis Jean.
Thelma and Robert, along with her sister Berniece and brother-in-law Goldman, left Missouri in June of 1937 for a job in Frazier, Colorado. After a short time, they drove log trucks to Flagstaff, Arizona, camping nights in extremely rugged and remote territory. Thelma considered watching large herds of wild horses running across the desert as the highlight of the trip. After a year in Arizona, they returned to Missouri and began a long farming career in Oregon and Shannon counties.
After Thelma's three children were born she turned down her passionate dream of attending college, opting instead to stay on the farm to garden, cook for family and hired hands, be a companion to Robert, and raise her children.
In 1952, Thelma became a 4-H leader in Oregon County. Later she was instrumental in forming a 4-H club in the Vann Community of Shannon County, which later became the Winona Wranglers 4-H Club. Under her leadership, many children were taught to cook and sew. Some of her students took demonstrations to the state level of 4-H competitions.
Between 1956-1962, Thelma and Robert were honored for their work as farmers. Including, being named Missouri State Fair's "Farm Family of the Year" in 1959. They also received a 'Certificate Award for Record Keeping' and a 'Certificate of Award for Balanced Farming – Forestry Management" from the University of Missouri. In 1962, Thelma and Robert were added to the Leader's Honor Roll of the University of Missouri's Extension Division for their work in rural extension programs.
Thelma accepted Christ as her savior at the age of 20 and for the next 82 years was an active member of New Liberty, Alton, Winona, and Campbell United Methodist Churches in Missouri.
After Robert's death in 1978, Thelma traveled to the states of Arizona, Washington, California, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, Kentucky, and Washington D.C. to visit family and experience the wonder of the country she loved. She was also active in the Winona Senior Citizen's Group; serving as President, Vice-President, and Secretary.
At age 93, Thelma moved to Rogersville Care Place where she continued blooming where she was planted.
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Flora Douglass; her husband, Robert Davis; her son, Robert Douglass Davis; her sister, Berniece Weaver; her brother, Russell Douglass; and her great-granddaughter Chesa Jean Strickland.
Thelma is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Wilma and Kenneth Lott, Pinetop, AZ, and Phyllis and Jack Dixon, Rogersville, MO; five grandchildren, Tina Miller, Robert Lott, Jerri Shaw, Tim Davis, and Carmen Davis; eight great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Patsy Davis Roberts, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and one special friend Lena Thompson.
"Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same" – Flavia Weedn. Thelma was one of these "special footprint" persons.
Duncan Funeral Home.
Thelma attended Ross and Bland Elementary Schools and graduated from Alton Missouri High School with the class of 1934. For two years following graduation, she taught in the Oregon County one-room rural schools of Ross and Surprise.
Thelma was united in marriage to Robert Lee Davis on January 30, 1937, and to this union three children were born; Wilma Lee, Robert Douglass, and Phyllis Jean.
Thelma and Robert, along with her sister Berniece and brother-in-law Goldman, left Missouri in June of 1937 for a job in Frazier, Colorado. After a short time, they drove log trucks to Flagstaff, Arizona, camping nights in extremely rugged and remote territory. Thelma considered watching large herds of wild horses running across the desert as the highlight of the trip. After a year in Arizona, they returned to Missouri and began a long farming career in Oregon and Shannon counties.
After Thelma's three children were born she turned down her passionate dream of attending college, opting instead to stay on the farm to garden, cook for family and hired hands, be a companion to Robert, and raise her children.
In 1952, Thelma became a 4-H leader in Oregon County. Later she was instrumental in forming a 4-H club in the Vann Community of Shannon County, which later became the Winona Wranglers 4-H Club. Under her leadership, many children were taught to cook and sew. Some of her students took demonstrations to the state level of 4-H competitions.
Between 1956-1962, Thelma and Robert were honored for their work as farmers. Including, being named Missouri State Fair's "Farm Family of the Year" in 1959. They also received a 'Certificate Award for Record Keeping' and a 'Certificate of Award for Balanced Farming – Forestry Management" from the University of Missouri. In 1962, Thelma and Robert were added to the Leader's Honor Roll of the University of Missouri's Extension Division for their work in rural extension programs.
Thelma accepted Christ as her savior at the age of 20 and for the next 82 years was an active member of New Liberty, Alton, Winona, and Campbell United Methodist Churches in Missouri.
After Robert's death in 1978, Thelma traveled to the states of Arizona, Washington, California, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, Kentucky, and Washington D.C. to visit family and experience the wonder of the country she loved. She was also active in the Winona Senior Citizen's Group; serving as President, Vice-President, and Secretary.
At age 93, Thelma moved to Rogersville Care Place where she continued blooming where she was planted.
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Flora Douglass; her husband, Robert Davis; her son, Robert Douglass Davis; her sister, Berniece Weaver; her brother, Russell Douglass; and her great-granddaughter Chesa Jean Strickland.
Thelma is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Wilma and Kenneth Lott, Pinetop, AZ, and Phyllis and Jack Dixon, Rogersville, MO; five grandchildren, Tina Miller, Robert Lott, Jerri Shaw, Tim Davis, and Carmen Davis; eight great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Patsy Davis Roberts, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and one special friend Lena Thompson.
"Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same" – Flavia Weedn. Thelma was one of these "special footprint" persons.
Duncan Funeral Home.
Thelma Douglass Davis was born August 5, 1912, in a log cabin on Hurricane Creek in Oregon County, Missouri. Thelma was the first child of Cecil Sebastian and Flora Brawley Douglass. She passed away August 27, 2014, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 102.
Thelma attended Ross and Bland Elementary Schools and graduated from Alton Missouri High School with the class of 1934. For two years following graduation, she taught in the Oregon County one-room rural schools of Ross and Surprise.
Thelma was united in marriage to Robert Lee Davis on January 30, 1937, and to this union three children were born; Wilma Lee, Robert Douglass, and Phyllis Jean.
Thelma and Robert, along with her sister Berniece and brother-in-law Goldman, left Missouri in June of 1937 for a job in Frazier, Colorado. After a short time, they drove log trucks to Flagstaff, Arizona, camping nights in extremely rugged and remote territory. Thelma considered watching large herds of wild horses running across the desert as the highlight of the trip. After a year in Arizona, they returned to Missouri and began a long farming career in Oregon and Shannon counties.
After Thelma's three children were born she turned down her passionate dream of attending college, opting instead to stay on the farm to garden, cook for family and hired hands, be a companion to Robert, and raise her children.
In 1952, Thelma became a 4-H leader in Oregon County. Later she was instrumental in forming a 4-H club in the Vann Community of Shannon County, which later became the Winona Wranglers 4-H Club. Under her leadership, many children were taught to cook and sew. Some of her students took demonstrations to the state level of 4-H competitions.
Between 1956-1962, Thelma and Robert were honored for their work as farmers. Including, being named Missouri State Fair's "Farm Family of the Year" in 1959. They also received a 'Certificate Award for Record Keeping' and a 'Certificate of Award for Balanced Farming – Forestry Management" from the University of Missouri. In 1962, Thelma and Robert were added to the Leader's Honor Roll of the University of Missouri's Extension Division for their work in rural extension programs.
Thelma accepted Christ as her savior at the age of 20 and for the next 82 years was an active member of New Liberty, Alton, Winona, and Campbell United Methodist Churches in Missouri.
After Robert's death in 1978, Thelma traveled to the states of Arizona, Washington, California, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, Kentucky, and Washington D.C. to visit family and experience the wonder of the country she loved. She was also active in the Winona Senior Citizen's Group; serving as President, Vice-President, and Secretary.
At age 93, Thelma moved to Rogersville Care Place where she continued blooming where she was planted.
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Flora Douglass; her husband, Robert Davis; her son, Robert Douglass Davis; her sister, Berniece Weaver; her brother, Russell Douglass; and her great-granddaughter Chesa Jean Strickland.
Thelma is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Wilma and Kenneth Lott, Pinetop, AZ, and Phyllis and Jack Dixon, Rogersville, MO; five grandchildren, Tina Miller, Robert Lott, Jerri Shaw, Tim Davis, and Carmen Davis; eight great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Patsy Davis Roberts, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and one special friend Lena Thompson.
"Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same" – Flavia Weedn. Thelma was one of these "special footprint" persons.
Duncan Funeral Home.
Thelma attended Ross and Bland Elementary Schools and graduated from Alton Missouri High School with the class of 1934. For two years following graduation, she taught in the Oregon County one-room rural schools of Ross and Surprise.
Thelma was united in marriage to Robert Lee Davis on January 30, 1937, and to this union three children were born; Wilma Lee, Robert Douglass, and Phyllis Jean.
Thelma and Robert, along with her sister Berniece and brother-in-law Goldman, left Missouri in June of 1937 for a job in Frazier, Colorado. After a short time, they drove log trucks to Flagstaff, Arizona, camping nights in extremely rugged and remote territory. Thelma considered watching large herds of wild horses running across the desert as the highlight of the trip. After a year in Arizona, they returned to Missouri and began a long farming career in Oregon and Shannon counties.
After Thelma's three children were born she turned down her passionate dream of attending college, opting instead to stay on the farm to garden, cook for family and hired hands, be a companion to Robert, and raise her children.
In 1952, Thelma became a 4-H leader in Oregon County. Later she was instrumental in forming a 4-H club in the Vann Community of Shannon County, which later became the Winona Wranglers 4-H Club. Under her leadership, many children were taught to cook and sew. Some of her students took demonstrations to the state level of 4-H competitions.
Between 1956-1962, Thelma and Robert were honored for their work as farmers. Including, being named Missouri State Fair's "Farm Family of the Year" in 1959. They also received a 'Certificate Award for Record Keeping' and a 'Certificate of Award for Balanced Farming – Forestry Management" from the University of Missouri. In 1962, Thelma and Robert were added to the Leader's Honor Roll of the University of Missouri's Extension Division for their work in rural extension programs.
Thelma accepted Christ as her savior at the age of 20 and for the next 82 years was an active member of New Liberty, Alton, Winona, and Campbell United Methodist Churches in Missouri.
After Robert's death in 1978, Thelma traveled to the states of Arizona, Washington, California, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, Kentucky, and Washington D.C. to visit family and experience the wonder of the country she loved. She was also active in the Winona Senior Citizen's Group; serving as President, Vice-President, and Secretary.
At age 93, Thelma moved to Rogersville Care Place where she continued blooming where she was planted.
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Flora Douglass; her husband, Robert Davis; her son, Robert Douglass Davis; her sister, Berniece Weaver; her brother, Russell Douglass; and her great-granddaughter Chesa Jean Strickland.
Thelma is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Wilma and Kenneth Lott, Pinetop, AZ, and Phyllis and Jack Dixon, Rogersville, MO; five grandchildren, Tina Miller, Robert Lott, Jerri Shaw, Tim Davis, and Carmen Davis; eight great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Patsy Davis Roberts, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and one special friend Lena Thompson.
"Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same" – Flavia Weedn. Thelma was one of these "special footprint" persons.
Duncan Funeral Home.
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