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Dorothy Nell Wardlow Davis (85) passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025 at her home in Rienzi. She worked at Brown Shoe Company and Parker Hannifen for many years where she made many lifelong friends. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, going to horse shows and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Graveside services are 2 pm Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Pisgah Community Cemetery.
Dorothy is survived by her sons, Eddy Davis (Tracey) and Chris Davis (Shanii); her grandchildren, Jamieson Putnam (Matthew), Grant Davis (Jessica), Logan Davis, Brooke Davis (Richard), Kaleb Robinson (Hope), Cameron Davis, Sage Davis and Price Davis; her great grandchildren, Jadyn Lindsey, McClane Lindsey, Mylee Davis, Adysen Davis, Slayte Davis, John Thomas Putnam, Steveigh-Jean Putnam, Eleanor Davis, Kolson Robinson, Evie Robinson, Stetson Armstrong, Ryker Armstrong and Maverick Armstrong; her sister-in-law, Gladys Crowe; her special friend, Chris Frost Grove and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Hill "Jim" & Sibil Brown Wardlow; her husband, Edward Gene Davis; her son, Terry Dean Davis; her great grandchild, Alex Leigh Davis and her brother, Harold Wardlow.
Pallbearers are Grant Davis, Logan Davis, Cameron Davis, McClane Lindsey, Matthew Putnam, Chip Moore, Slayte Davis and John Thomas Davis.
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