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Doris <I>Bounds</I> Davis

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Doris Bounds Davis

Birth
Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
20 Dec 2007 (aged 76)
Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA
Burial
Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Doris Bounds Davis 76, of Longview, will be held at 2 p.m. today, December 22, 2007, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Road, with the Reverend Scott Schulik and Al Birkeland officiating. Entombment will follow in Lakeview Mausoleum, under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview.

Mrs. Davis passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in Longview.

She was born August 28, 1931, in Logansport, Louisiana, to Jodie and Alice Gates Bounds. She was a sales clerk at Young's Jewelers and a member of Mobberly Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Doris served church through the nursery as a young mother, and as her kids grew, her ministry grew with them. She worked as a leader for eight years in Girl's Auxiliary and as a youth choir sponsor in Hawaii. She served the Lord internationally in Mexico, aiding those constructing Sunday school classrooms.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Chesley Bounds, Shirley O. Bounds, Hollis Bounds and Calvin Bounds; and two sisters, Elaine Hughes and Terion B. Hughes.

She is survived by her husband, Bernis Davis of Longview; son, Jerry R. Davis of Longview; daughter, Rhonda Martin and husband, Ted of Rockwall; grandchildren, Chris Martin and wife, Scarlett, Kyle Davis and wife, Melissa, Drew Martin, Sara Davis, and Ryan Davis; great-granddaughter, Andie Noel Martin; sister, Mollie Faulkner of Vernon, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/22/2007.
Funeral services for Doris Bounds Davis 76, of Longview, will be held at 2 p.m. today, December 22, 2007, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Road, with the Reverend Scott Schulik and Al Birkeland officiating. Entombment will follow in Lakeview Mausoleum, under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview.

Mrs. Davis passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in Longview.

She was born August 28, 1931, in Logansport, Louisiana, to Jodie and Alice Gates Bounds. She was a sales clerk at Young's Jewelers and a member of Mobberly Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Doris served church through the nursery as a young mother, and as her kids grew, her ministry grew with them. She worked as a leader for eight years in Girl's Auxiliary and as a youth choir sponsor in Hawaii. She served the Lord internationally in Mexico, aiding those constructing Sunday school classrooms.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Chesley Bounds, Shirley O. Bounds, Hollis Bounds and Calvin Bounds; and two sisters, Elaine Hughes and Terion B. Hughes.

She is survived by her husband, Bernis Davis of Longview; son, Jerry R. Davis of Longview; daughter, Rhonda Martin and husband, Ted of Rockwall; grandchildren, Chris Martin and wife, Scarlett, Kyle Davis and wife, Melissa, Drew Martin, Sara Davis, and Ryan Davis; great-granddaughter, Andie Noel Martin; sister, Mollie Faulkner of Vernon, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/22/2007.


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