Feb. 8, 1919-Feb. 12, 2020
Dorothy Launa Davis died on Feb. 12, 2020, four days after her 101st birthday.
Dorothy was the daughter of Coon and Vida Luella Miller. She graduated from Stockton High School and attended Central Missouri State Teachers College. She taught school in rural Missouri for two years.
In 1941, she married Elmer Lee Davis of Blairstown.
For several years, she worked in retail sales and in the business office of Macy’s in downtown Kansas City. In 1981, she retired from Macy’s.
Among her favorite activities were gardening and house cleaning. She lived in Sugar Creek for nearly 50 years and was a member of the Mt. Washington Baptist Church.
She moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1997, to be near to her son.
Survivors include her son, Philip Davis; her sister, Adrian Rippetoe; and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Davis; her brothers, Vaughn Miller and Chris Miller; and her sister, Georgia Patterson.
A visitation will be held from 9-10 a.m. followed by a 10 a.m. service on Friday, Feb. 21, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery.
Online condolences and memories may be left for the family at www.speakschapel.com.
