Funeral service for Mrs. Linda Lou Davis will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 5, at Riverwood Family, with burial in the
Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 9:30 until the time of service at Riverwood.
Mrs. Davis, 85, of Brookhaven, passed from this life August 1, 2022. She was born May 13, 1937, in Monticello, MS.
Upon graduating Monticello High School, she was voted the Friendliest Girl in “Who’s Who”. She was a member of
the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No.1 of Brookhaven, where she received a certificate for being a 50-year member.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church and a member of the Adventurers Sunday School Class. She served
on the church council and was a past treasurer of the United Methodist Women. She loved her church family. She loved to
travel with her husband to many different places, but loved Branson, Missouri the best. But she always said, “it is good to
come back home to Brookhaven.” She always had a love for people and made many friends. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Luther Collins and Emma Fuller Lambert; sisters, Polly Collier of Mineola, TX and Dorothy Summers of Jackson, MS.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Mitchell Davis; daughter, Cheryl Davis May and husband, Donald of Brookhaven, MS; grandsons, Allen Davis May and wife, Leigh Ann of Meadville, MS, Trent Collins May of Clinton, MS; great grandchildren, Adalynn Kay May and Layne Freeman; and brother-in-law, Julius Davis of Houston, TX. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Deaconess Hospice for their care and compassion, especially, Jaci and Shana.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to First United Methodist Church, PO Box 358, Brookhaven, MS 39602.
