Hazel Davis

WEST ENFIELD - Hazel Edna (Wheaton) Davis, 88, wife of the late Ralph Davis, passed away on August 10th, 2009 at Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln. She was born May 6, 1921, in Forest Station, Maine, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Cameron) Wheaton. Hazel spent her life sharing her big, warm, generous heart with her family and friends, always with a smile and an incredibly lovable sense of humor that would leave you laughing. Hazel was always there with a helping hand or any who needed it. She enjoyed her flower gardens, cooking, watching a Red Sox game on TV, playing Skip-Bo with her daughter Betty, watching The Guiding Light and, during her more active years, an occasional shopping trip to Bangor or Lincoln. Hazel was such a big part of the lives of those who knew her it would be impossible to list all that she did and all that she meant - just knowing her was a source of delight and always a pleasure! She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends.

She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Ralph C. Davis, her parents Thomas and Mary Wheaton, her siblings and their spouses Douglas & Eleanor Wheaton; Archie Wheaton, Bliss Wheaton, Freese & Joan Wheaton, Hawley & Doris Thornton, Glenn & Edith Pressley, Harry & Mertie Walker, and her son-in-law Stuart Doane. She is survived by her daughter Betty Doane of Enfield; sons, David and his wife Jolayne of Milford, and Sidney of West Enfield, brother-in-law Danny Shay of Danforth and a sister-in-law Mary Lynn Wheaton of Norridgewock; also her grandchildren, David Davis, Jr. & wife Donna of Norridgewock, Robin Chase & husband Jed of Farmington, Julie Moeller & her husband Rich of Turner, Hoyt Sutherland & his wife Lisa of Hanover, N.H. and Shari Davis of Norridgewock. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews including very special ones, Paul Thornton, & his wife Joyce, their son Ricky, and Ronald Thornton, all of Lincoln, Philip Thornton his wife Gale of Millinocket, and Sandi and Jerry Granholm of Hampden.

Friends may call Wednesday, August 12th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm and 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln, where funeral services will be held Thursday August 13th at 2:00pm with the Rev. Emma Jean Cook officiating. Interment will be at the Lincoln Cemetery.