Mrs. Susie Inez Davis, 89, of Blountstown, Fla., passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009, at her home.
Inez was born on September 2, 1919, in Calhoun County and had lived here all of her life. She was a 1937 graduate of Altha High School and received her teacher’s certificate from Florida State College For Woman (FSU) in 1939. Mrs. Davis taught school in Altha and Frink for a short period of time. She worked in the shipyard in Panama City during WWII. She was secretary for the Public Defender’s office in Blountstown for over seven years and worked with the State of Florida as a social worker for over 16 years. Inez was a member of the Blountstown Chapter 179 Order of the Eastern Star for over 45 years, serving several stations including Past Worthy Matron. She was a member of the Altha Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, John Davis and his wife, Ruth, of Crestview, and Robert Davis and his wife, Linda, of Blountstown; two brothers, Theron Shiver and his wife, Bea, of Charleston, SC, and Oliver Shiver and his wife, Eloise, of Chattahoochee; one sister, Jess Doyal, of Blountstown; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 30, at 11:00 a.m. (CT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willie Dawson officiating. Interment followed in the Nettle Ridge Cemetery in Blountstown. Visitation was held Monday, June 29th from 6-8 p.m. at Peavy Funeral Home with Eastern Star services following.
All arrangements were under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, Fla. (ph. 850-674-2266).
