Irene Gaynelle Davis
February 20, 2018 at 4:29 p.m.
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She was born Oct. 6, 1918, to Ernest and Hazel Ellis Shively, in Burket. Irene was a 1937 graduate of Claypool High School.
On Dec. 23, 1939, Irene married Roy Max Davis in Indianapolis. They had three children during their 53-year marriage.
Irene was a housewife during the years that her children were in school. Irene and Max then moved to Warsaw in 1976. She was employed by Warsaw Community Schools as a cook for 10 years before her retirement.
She was a member of Claypool United Methodist Church and loved her church family. In earlier days, she was involved in the Happy Homemakers Club and Claypool Fireman’s Auxillary.
She enjoyed sewing and quilting with her daughter Betty. She was an avid Warsaw Tigers basketball fan. She attended many Chicago Cubs baseball games with her family and friends. She was also a NASCAR fan. She loved to travel with her family and spent some winters in Florida with her sister, Jeannette.
Surviving family members include a daughter, Peggy (Michael) Longenecker, Warsaw; a son-in-law, Terry Jefferies, Centerpoint; four grandchildren: Michele (Tim) Persinger, Clay City; Ty (Debbie) Jefferies, Terre Haute; Earl (Julie) Patrick Jr., Castalian Springs, Tenn.; and Ryan (Charity) Longenecker, Chandler, Ariz.; nine great-grandchildren: Tanner (Brandi) Persinger, Clay City; Sierra, Jaylin and Chad Jefferies, Terre Haute; Adam Patrick, Castalian Springs; Emily (Adam) Davis, Bethpage, Tenn.; Erin Longenecker, Phoenix, Ariz.; Karrah Longenecker, Chandler; and Kersty Patrick, Indianapolis; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Jeannette Sadler, Warsaw; a brother, Don Shively, Claypool; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Max Davis; two daughters, Patricia Jefferies and Betty Patrick; one sister, Pauline Lowry; two brothers, Merle and Albert Shively; and one grandson, Gregory Patrick.
Friends may join the family for a time of visitation at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. A funeral service, officiated by Pastor Mike Settles of Claypool United Methodist Church, will begin at 11 a.m.
Burial will follow in Warsaw’s Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to Claypool United Methodist Church, 302 E. Section St., Claypool, IN 46510.
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She was born Oct. 6, 1918, to Ernest and Hazel Ellis Shively, in Burket. Irene was a 1937 graduate of Claypool High School.
On Dec. 23, 1939, Irene married Roy Max Davis in Indianapolis. They had three children during their 53-year marriage.
Irene was a housewife during the years that her children were in school. Irene and Max then moved to Warsaw in 1976. She was employed by Warsaw Community Schools as a cook for 10 years before her retirement.
She was a member of Claypool United Methodist Church and loved her church family. In earlier days, she was involved in the Happy Homemakers Club and Claypool Fireman’s Auxillary.
She enjoyed sewing and quilting with her daughter Betty. She was an avid Warsaw Tigers basketball fan. She attended many Chicago Cubs baseball games with her family and friends. She was also a NASCAR fan. She loved to travel with her family and spent some winters in Florida with her sister, Jeannette.
Surviving family members include a daughter, Peggy (Michael) Longenecker, Warsaw; a son-in-law, Terry Jefferies, Centerpoint; four grandchildren: Michele (Tim) Persinger, Clay City; Ty (Debbie) Jefferies, Terre Haute; Earl (Julie) Patrick Jr., Castalian Springs, Tenn.; and Ryan (Charity) Longenecker, Chandler, Ariz.; nine great-grandchildren: Tanner (Brandi) Persinger, Clay City; Sierra, Jaylin and Chad Jefferies, Terre Haute; Adam Patrick, Castalian Springs; Emily (Adam) Davis, Bethpage, Tenn.; Erin Longenecker, Phoenix, Ariz.; Karrah Longenecker, Chandler; and Kersty Patrick, Indianapolis; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Jeannette Sadler, Warsaw; a brother, Don Shively, Claypool; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Max Davis; two daughters, Patricia Jefferies and Betty Patrick; one sister, Pauline Lowry; two brothers, Merle and Albert Shively; and one grandson, Gregory Patrick.
Friends may join the family for a time of visitation at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. A funeral service, officiated by Pastor Mike Settles of Claypool United Methodist Church, will begin at 11 a.m.
Burial will follow in Warsaw’s Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to Claypool United Methodist Church, 302 E. Section St., Claypool, IN 46510.
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