BENTON — Merle I. Davis, 90, of Benton ‘went home to be with her Lord’ and with her husband of 75 years, John, Saturday morning October 5, 2013.
She was born in Parrish, IL on January 6, 1923, the daughter of Ted and Ethel (McCormick) Kerley.
She married John Logan Davis on Oct. 31, 1937 in Marion, KY. Mr. Davis passed away on Oct. 29, 2012.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis operated Davis Electric/Lawn Mower business for many years. Mrs. Davis was a 60-year plus member of East Benton Baptist Church.
She is survived by three children, Kenneth Dale Davis, of Parrish, IL, Ruth Ann West and husband Danny of Benton, IL and Tammy Eugene Davis and wife Debbie of Yules, Florida. Also surviving is one grandson, Kevin Scott Hefner and one great-grandson, Logan Scott Hefner, both of Benton. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two granddaughters, Terri Renee Hefner and Shelley Renee Davis; by one brother, Wendell Kerley and two sisters, Hazel Rogers and Dorothy Duke.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 8 at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with the Rev. Carroll Toler officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton.
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