Jane Davison | ||
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| Jane DeEtte Davison, 93, formerly of Clarion, Iowa and currently of Boone, Iowa passed away at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone on Thursday morning, February 14, 2008. She had been a resident at the Home since March of 2004
She was born on December 23, 1914 in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of James E. and Alice R. (Fisk) Williams. On July 28, 1937, she married Robert L. “Bob” Davison at the First Congregational Church in Mason City, Iowa. Jane graduated from Mason City High School in 1932, Mason City Junior College in 1934 and received her Bachelor of Arts in Business in 1936 from Grinnell College. She an avid sports fan following the Chicago Cubs and the Iowa Hawkeye’s, liked to spend time at the cottage on Crosslake, Minnesota and enjoyed being with her friends and family. She was a member of the UCC Congregational Church in Clarion; P.E.O. Chapter FS; A.A.U.W. and was awarded 2004 Woman of the Year; American Legion Auxiliary; I-Club; Kensington Club; and was an Honorary Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club. Her parents; husband Bob; a daughter Lynne Oberg; a granddaughter Amy Sprecher; 2 great-grandsons James and Dane Sprecher; a sister Ruth Paschal and an infant brother preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters Diana Weddell and her husband Jim and Sue Snider and her husband Jim all of Boone; a son-in-law Art Oberg of Burnsville, MN; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Services will be held on Tuesday morning, February 19th at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Boone with Dr. Richard Harken officiating. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City, Iowa with Rev. Patti Aurand officiating. Friends may call at the First Presbyterian Church in Boone prior to the service on Tuesday morning from 8:30 a.m. until the time of service with the family present during that time to greet friends. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be given to the Wright Medical Foundation of Clarion, Iowa; Foundation for Boone Area Humane Society; or the Hearth Stone Memory Care Unit at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone, Iowa. | ||