Obituary of Vera F. Davis

Vera F. Davis formerly of Falls died August 15, 2011 in Community Hospice Care in Dunmore, PA. After moving from Falls she was a resident at the Greenbriar Assisted Living Facility in Dallas and briefly at Tiffany Court in Kingston before being moved to the Hospice Unit of Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She was born April 10, 1920 in Falls daughter of the late Harold and Irene Dershmire Fitch. She was a 1938 graduate of Falls Overfield High School and a Graduate of the Scranton Lackawanna Business School. For over 20 years she was employed as a secretary for Falls Sand and Gravel Company. She was a member of the Falls Methodist Church helping at many bake sales baking cookies to help defray church operating expenses. She was a member of the Falls Kitchen Band and was preceded in death by her husband G. Milan Davis in 1999 and brothers Glenn and Carl Fitch. Surviving are four daughters; Judy and husband Gorge Grimes of Marietta NY, Linda and husband Richard Levene of Essex CT., Diane Ferguson of Troutville VA., and Shirley Stone of Rhinebeck NY., 8 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by all who dearly loved her. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 am from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, 73 W. Tioga St, Tunkhannock, PA with the Rev. Joan S Dodson of the Falls United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Roberts Cemetery Falls. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home from 10 am until the time of service. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave., 7th floor NY, NY 10001 or Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Ave, Kingston PA 18704.