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Thora Davis
Scot Ward Funeral Services
11226 Davis

Mrs. Thora Guinn Davis, age 81 of Stockbridge, died Monday, November 14, 2011. She was preceded in death in 1999 by her husband, Charles L. Davis. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, C. Lamar and Diana B. Davis, Winston-Salem, N.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, T. Eleanor Davis and Don Meyer, Conyers, Mary and Mike Farmer, Eatonton; grandchildren, Caroline and Gordon Davis, Winston-Salem, N.C., Jarred and Tessa Farmer, Eatonton, Jordan and Stephanie Farmer, Stockbridge, Charlie Max Farmer, Eatonton; great-grandchild, Raylan Farmer, Eatonton. Thora was born in Witcha Falls, TX and came to Atlanta with her family in 1948. She remained a proud Texan her entire life. She graduated from the Atlanta campus of the University of Georgia (now Georgia State) in 1955 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Thora and Charlie married in 1958. She was a Christian and devoted member of Kirkwood Baptist Church which later became Rainbow Park Baptist Church. In recent years, she worshiped at Union United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Scot Ward's Green Meadow Chapel with Rev. Wallace Wheeles officiating; interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. Family will receive friends Wednesday, November 16, 2011 from 2 until 4 p.m. and 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Union United Methodist Church, Stockbridge, GA. Condolences may be submitted on-line at www.scotward.com. Scot Ward Funeral Services, 699 American Legion Road, Conyers, GA 30012, 770-483-7216.