Rosemary H. Davis, 90, of Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth, died Friday, December 4, 2020. Born July 29, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Helen (Thomas) Young. Her husband, Jack M. Davis died in 1983.
She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, attended Kalamazoo College, and graduated from Western Michigan University. Rosemary worked for the Northern Province of the Moravian Church Center, Bethlehem for 6 years until retiring in 1995. Prior to that she worked at Martin Guitar for 18 years. She was a member of Palmer Moravian Church where she sang in the choir and was a soloist. She was a delegate for the Northern Province of the Moravian Synod where she was an advocate for gay rights in the church. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a volunteer and board member of Moravian Hall Square for eight years.
Surviving are her children, Linda Davis-Wallen and her husband, Cleon “Skip”, Curtis Davis and his wife, Gwenn, and James Davis and his wife, Linda; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a great great grandson. Her siblings, Daniel Young, Dorothy Troutman Kusmack, and Phyllis Slocum died earlier.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a memorial service will be held later at the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
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She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, attended Kalamazoo College, and graduated from Western Michigan University. Rosemary worked for the Northern Province of the Moravian Church Center, Bethlehem for 6 years until retiring in 1995. Prior to that she worked at Martin Guitar for 18 years. She was a member of Palmer Moravian Church where she sang in the choir and was a soloist. She was a delegate for the Northern Province of the Moravian Synod where she was an advocate for gay rights in the church. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a volunteer and board member of Moravian Hall Square for eight years.
Surviving are her children, Linda Davis-Wallen and her husband, Cleon “Skip”, Curtis Davis and his wife, Gwenn, and James Davis and his wife, Linda; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a great great grandson. Her siblings, Daniel Young, Dorothy Troutman Kusmack, and Phyllis Slocum died earlier.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a memorial service will be held later at the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Ashton Funeral Home
Rosemary H. Davis, 90, of Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth, died Friday, December 4, 2020. Born July 29, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Helen (Thomas) Young. Her husband, Jack M. Davis died in 1983.
She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, attended Kalamazoo College, and graduated from Western Michigan University. Rosemary worked for the Northern Province of the Moravian Church Center, Bethlehem for 6 years until retiring in 1995. Prior to that she worked at Martin Guitar for 18 years. She was a member of Palmer Moravian Church where she sang in the choir and was a soloist. She was a delegate for the Northern Province of the Moravian Synod where she was an advocate for gay rights in the church. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a volunteer and board member of Moravian Hall Square for eight years.
Surviving are her children, Linda Davis-Wallen and her husband, Cleon “Skip”, Curtis Davis and his wife, Gwenn, and James Davis and his wife, Linda; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a great great grandson. Her siblings, Daniel Young, Dorothy Troutman Kusmack, and Phyllis Slocum died earlier.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a memorial service will be held later at the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Ashton Funeral Home
She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, attended Kalamazoo College, and graduated from Western Michigan University. Rosemary worked for the Northern Province of the Moravian Church Center, Bethlehem for 6 years until retiring in 1995. Prior to that she worked at Martin Guitar for 18 years. She was a member of Palmer Moravian Church where she sang in the choir and was a soloist. She was a delegate for the Northern Province of the Moravian Synod where she was an advocate for gay rights in the church. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a volunteer and board member of Moravian Hall Square for eight years.
Surviving are her children, Linda Davis-Wallen and her husband, Cleon “Skip”, Curtis Davis and his wife, Gwenn, and James Davis and his wife, Linda; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a great great grandson. Her siblings, Daniel Young, Dorothy Troutman Kusmack, and Phyllis Slocum died earlier.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a memorial service will be held later at the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
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