Helen G. Davis, 70

A nursery worker and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Wallace M. and Virginia M. Moore Davis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sons, Thomas E. and Jerry Eugene Roark; daughter, Virginia Pendleton; brothers, John W., James E., Henry W., George W. and Herbert Davis; and sisters Poinsetta Roberts, Mary Ruth Rutledge, Willie E. Davis, and Carolyn Faye Jones.

She is survived by her husband, James M. (Buddy) Davis; daughter and son-in-law, Wanda A. Davis and Dwain Gunter of McMinnville; sons and daughters-in-law, Arlon and Nadine Roark, Freddy and Wanda M. Roark, all of Quebeck; and Henry Allen Roark of McMinnville; grandchildren, Rhonda and Robbin Holt, Brandy and Gary Brock, Iwallani and Keith Rutledge, Deitra and John Kester, Ronnie and Sarah Roark, Donnie and Jodie Roark and Joshua L. Roark, James V. and Joseph W. Cole; great-grandchildren, Gaige Holt, Kristin Ralph, Jaden and Tommy Roark, Blake and Payton Adams, Shearton and Kaytlen Brock and Cobie A. Holt; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Mark Carrigan officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Love-Cantrell & Cope.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 26, 2006