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Obituary
Maylener Davis,
91, of Kilgore Creek Road, Milton went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday
morning, November 4, 2014. Funeral service will be conducted at Heck Funeral
Home, Milton by Rev. Victor Keathley on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 2 p.m.
with viewing two hours prior. Maylener was a wonderful mother,
mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt and sister-in-law to those left behind. She
loved the Lord and wanted everyone to be ready to meet Him. She enjoyed
reading her Bible. She loved her church, Good Hope Baptist, and every time
she could, she had her daughters drive her to the church just so she could
see it. She also loved the pastor of Red Oak Church in Nitro and his wife,
Victor and Nelda Keathley, who visited her many times. Maylener was a hard
worker and strong willed person. Her granddaughters marveled at how she
could figure out solutions to take care of situations. She worked on the
farm which included hay, tobacco, picked berries and greens, canned food,
vegetable garden and flower garden. She had some beautiful dahlias,
gladiolus, marigolds, zinnias and rooster combs. She also worked at the
Cabell Record newspaper in Milton. Her house was always open to her
children’s friends, neighbors and cousins. She helped take care of her
granddaughters and great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Maylener was born September 8, 1923 to Henry and Carmen Thomas Davis. She
had an older sister, Molendia Davis and younger sisters, Anna Bell Woody and
Isabelle Reynolds who have all preceded her in death, as well as an infant
brother and infant sister. On March 21, 1944, Maylener wed Emzie Davis. To
this union was born three children, whom she loved dearly, Charlotte,
Shirley and Clifford. She gave birth to all three of them at home. Maylener
observed her 91st birthday with a gathering of family and friends on Sunday,
September 7 while at the Belle’s Assisted Living where she resided for a
short period of time. Maylener is survived by her three children, Charlotte
Vance of St. Albans, Shirley Hoffman of Nitro and Clifford Davis of Milton.
Other survivors include son-in-law, Terry Hoffman of Nitro; Clifford’s
friend, Karen Roberts of Pliny; granddaughters, Tammy Mahon and husband,
Thomas of Barboursville, Tonia Carroll and husband, CT of Barboursville and
Jessica Hoffman of Nitro; great grandchildren, Nicole Frye Atteberry,
Natasha (Ricky) Passarelli, David (Jennifer) Chapman, Andrew (Cynthia)
Chapman, Carmen Carroll and Tiona Carroll; great-great grandchildren,
Braxton and Arianna Frazier. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emzie
Davis on October 26, 2004 (10 years ago, almost to the day). She was also
preceded in death by her son-in-law, Wallace Vance on March 20, 2003. At the
request of her daughter, when Maylener left the Charleston Hubbard Hospice
House, she made her final trip past her home place and the Good Hope Baptist
Church. She may have lost the battle with dementia, but she claimed victory
in the Lord.
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