Ella M. Davis

Ella M. Davis 78, of DeKalb died December 31, 2014 after a short illness.

Ella was born in Greeneville, TN on June 6, 1936 to the late Ursel and Grace (West) Goodman. She married Fred Davis Sr. also of Greeneville, TN on May 27, 1961.

Ella was a member of Faith Baptist Church in DeKalb. She was employed by Essex Wire until they closed at which time she worked at Turner Brass and eventually retired from Micro Solutions.

Ella loved and supported local sports teams, as well as her favorite The Chicago Bears. We couldn't even begin to count the number of baseball and softball games she attended for her children and grandchildren. Her most recent hobbies were going out to eat, going shopping, attending church, crocheting afghans, and most importantly spending time with her adult kids as well as her grandkids and great-grandkids.

She is survived by a daughter Theresa (Tom) Renehan of DeKalb, Three sons; Larry (Dena) Fannon of Louisville, KY, Fred (Janice) Davis and Jeff (Tammi) Davis both of DeKalb, a sister Brenda (Howard) Forby of Upper Marlboro, MD, two brothers David (Marilyn) Fannon of Sycamore and Jim Goodman of Greeneville, TN, several nieces and nephews and a sister-in-law Shirley Rush of Sycamore and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Davis Sr., two daughters; baby Fannon and Sandra Fannon-Hyde, two sons Gary and Randy Fannon, three sisters; Mary Bible, Margaret Harris, Carolyn Goodman, two brothers, Hubert and Wayne Goodman and two brother-in-laws Bill Rush of Sycamore and JD Bible of Greeneville, TN and several aunts and uncles.

A special thanks to Pastor Larry Allison for his devotion and weekly visits to Ella, as well as Dr. Thakkar and the DeKalb Clinic Staff for the many years of care and thoughtfulness they have shown her.