ASHE COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Alma G. "Maw" Davis, 1 Jul 2004 ----¤¤¤---- Alma G. Davis Alma G. "Maw" Davis, 88, formerly of Trudy St., Elizabethton, died Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following a brief illness. A native of Ashe County, N.C., Mrs. Davis had lived in Elizabethton since 1927. She was a daughter of the late Martin and Minnie Taylor Greer. Mrs. Davis was of the Baptist faith and was a housewife. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence R. Davis, Sr. in 1967; two infant grandchildren; one infant great-grandchild; one special grandson, Raymond Nidiffer, May 8, 2004; one special great-grandson, Jamie Lee Pate, Dec. 8, 2002, and one son-in-law, Gene Austin. Survivors are four daughters and two sons-in-law, Dee and Owen Grindstaff, Louise Odom, Mary Austin, Ruth and Jerry Williams, all of Elizabethton; one son and daughter-in-law Lawrence R. Davis, Jr., and Patsy Davis of Johnson City; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; seven great-great- grandchildren, and one sister, Oneida Duncan, New Tazewell, Va. The funeral service for Alma G. "Maw" Davis will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, July 2, 2004 in the Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel with Rev. Bill Greer officiating. Music will be under the direction of Brenda Deloach. The graveside service and burial will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 3, 2004 at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel and at other times at the home of a granddaughter, Carol Lyons, 412 Monument Place, Elizabethton. Active pallbearers are Scott Pate, Andrew Pate, Michael Nidiffer, Brandon Ashley, Larry Davis, Jason Davis, Richard Odom and Todd Davis. Honorary pallbearers are Nicholas Lyons, Chris Davis, Randy Lyons, Gary Nidiffer, Charlie Lampkins, Owen Grindstaff, Jerry Williams, Jimmy Nidiffer, Mark Pierce, Tommy Odom, and the doctors and staff of Life Care Center of Elizabethton. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of the arrangements, 423-542-2232. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------