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Obituary for Lila Davis

Obituary for Lila Davis
  • PublishedOctober 1, 2021


Funeral service for Lila Ruth Davis, age 87 of Tyler, TX will be held at 11:00A.M. on Wednesday September 29, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev Byron George officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Wade Davis, Jason Allison, Trent Miller, Mike Bearden, Travis Cutbirth and Joe Rogers serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Davis passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

Lila was born on August 4, 1934 in Alba, TX to William Lannie and Clossy Lee (Strickland) Moore. She married Clifford H. Davis on February 3, 1951 in Yantis, TX. Lila was a homemaker. She was a member of the Seymore Church of Christ.

She is survived by her Daughters, Charlotte Allison and husband, Jim and Kim Miller and husband, Trent; son, Randy Davis and wife, Marlene; grandchildren, Wade Davis, Lance Davis, Candace Bearden, Jason Allison, Kate Miller and Chloe Miller; great grandchildren, Katlin Cutbirth, Emily Davis, Brady Davis, Parker Bearden and Charley Allison; sister, Barbara Swindell.

Lila was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clifford; sisters, Wilma Boren and Fay Stedman and great grandson, Cameron Davis.

Donations may be made to Yantis Cemetery Association.

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Written By
Taylor Nye

Taylor Nye is the editor of Front Porch News. She has degrees from the University of Wisconsin in human biology, Latin American studies, and public health. She has previously worked at the Wisconsin State Journal, Tucson Weekly and Sulphur Springs News-Telegram. As a sixth generation Hopkins County resident, she loves celebrating our heritage and history.