Virginia M. Davis

Virginia M. Davis, 88, formerly of Warner, passed away at 9:15 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at The Arbors of Gallipolis.

She was born on October 23, 1920, at Lower Salem, OH, to Fred and Laura Matz Williams.  She was a homemaker.  During WWII she was employed by Sylvania installing filaments in light bulbs.  She was a graduate of Lower Salem High School and a member of Warner United Church of Christ where she taught Sunday school and arranged for church flowers for the altar on Sunday, was active with The Golden Rule Circle and President of the Ladies Alliance at the Lower Salem Universalist Church.  She was a member of Eastern Star and enjoyed quilting, gardening, canning and cooking.

On April 19, 1941, she married Walter W. Davis who preceded her in death on October 7, 1996.  She is survived by 2 daughters:  Connie Boyce of Ripley, WV and Patti (Michael) Myers of Gallipolis; 5 grandchildren:  Joe (Alma), Jerry, Kaitlyn, Rachel, Abby; 4 great grandchildren; 2 step great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and cousins; 3 sisters-in-law:  Leora Twiggs, Gloria Arbaugh, Juanita Davis.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Warren Edward Davis.

Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 pm at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with burial in Salem Township Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 11:00 am until the hour of the service.