Mrs. Marion Shivers Davis, age 95, of Zebulon, passed away on June 4, 2015 at Renaissance Health Care Center in Griffin. She was born in Pike County on July 9, 1919 to the late Charlie Frank Shivers and the late Ada Green Shivers. Mrs. Davis worked at American Mills in Griffin for 26 years. She retired in 1975 to take care of her late husband, a disabled World War II veteran, when his leg was amputated due to injuries sustained in Guadalcanal while serving his country. Mrs. Davis attended New Hope School as a child. She was a member of New Hope Baptist church and sang in the choir for over 40 years; she also taught Sunday School and worked in Vacation Bible School at New Hope for over 20 years. Mrs. Davis loved to visit and care for the sick in her family, church, and community. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and sitting on her porch with her cats and dog, but most of all she loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Charlie and Ada Shivers; her husband, J. F. Davis; daughter, Mary Juanita Sprayberry; grandson Keith Sprayberry. She was one of eleven children, all of whom preceded her in death: 5 brothers, Elton Shivers, W.D. Shivers, Frank Shivers, Gene Shivers and Mount Shivers; 5 sisters, Nina Mae Perkins, Florence Plumer, Inez Snyder, Bena Arvella Smith, and Jerline Vaughn.
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