Alice J. Davis

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Anna ?Alice? Davis, 97, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Park Place Elder Care in Mount Pleasant.

Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Trevor Davis and the Rev. Carl Ratcliff officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery in Lynnville. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m., Friday at the Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Anna Alice Jones was born Oct. 27, 1917, in Richland, the daughter of Martin James and Ada Eudoxie (Chamberlin) Jones. She married John L. Davis on June 1, 1943, in Richland. Their five sons were born while they lived near Grinnell.

She graduated from Richland High School in 1935 and from William Penn College in 1940. For 40 years she worked as a teacher in Clio, Springdale, Washington, and Fairfield districts. While at Springdale, she taught and coached basketball at the high school level. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association in Fairfield. She taught in the Washington School District during the 20 years she and her husband, John, lived at Marr Park near Ainsworth, where he was the executive officer for Washington County Conservation Board. She was well known for her faithful study of God?s word and long held a reputation as a prayer warrior. For many years she invited children to her home for Bible study after school.

Surviving are five sons, Steven Davis of Moravia, Donald Davis and wife Rita of Mount Pleasant, David Davis and wife Janet of Battle Ground, Washington, Philip Davis and wife Lee Ann of Lake View, and Paul Davis and wife Adora of Jacksonville, Florida; 18 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Geraldine Jones of Rubio.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; two sisters, Eleanora, and Doris; one brother, Joe; one granddaughter; and one great-great-grandson.