Mary Lois Stephens Davis

Mary was born on July 7, 1927 in Kaysville, Utah to William Wallace Stephens and Lois Emma Roberts. She had a wonderful childhood growing up in Kaysville with her younger sister Barbara. Her father passed away when she was just nine years old as a result of being gassed in WWI. She attended Davis High School and enjoyed an active social life and was the business manager for “The Davis Dart”, the school newspaper. She remained close to her high school classmates and served on the DHS class of ‘45 reunion committee. After high school she went to work at Flint Distributing as a secretary and met her future husband, Ross J. Davis of Bountiful. They married on January 30, 1948 and lived for a short time in Salt Lake City before building a home in Bountiful. They were blessed with three sons, Gregory Wallace Davis, Douglas Ross Davis and Rodney Stephen Davis. As the boys grew, Mary went to work at Woods Cross Realty as a secretary and then later got her insurance license and worked for Galbraith and Green and Fred S. James Insurance. In 1967, they built a new home on 21st South in Bountiful, where she and Ross lived for 50 years. Mary was a wonderful wife, loving mother, and grandmother. She was a member of the LDS Church and held many callings.  She was active in the Daughters of Utah pioneers and volunteered at the Pioneer Memorial Museum. She was always well organized with everything in its place. She took great pride in keeping a spotless home and loved to entertain.  She belonged to several bridge groups that gathered together often to visit while playing a few cards. She loved to read and participated in a neighborhood book group. Her grandchildren remember fondly that she had Sunday dinner every Sunday for over 40 years. She had an extensive recipe collection that is a treasure to the family. She enjoyed traveling with Ross and they often used this time to visit with family around the country and to see the islands of Hawaii and to tour Europe. She will be deeply missed.

She is survived by her sons, Gregory (Cathy), Douglas (Susan) and Rod (Jeff Baker), 8 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.  She was proceeded in death by her parents, sister and husband.

She lived the last 18 months at the Inn on Barton Creek in Bountiful. She loved the wonderful staff who were so kind, caring and thoughtful.  There will a viewing at Russon Mortuary, 295 N Main, Bountiful, on Friday, October 27 from 6-8pm and Saturday, October 28 from 9:45-10:45 followed by funeral services at 11am. She will be interred at the Bountiful City Cemetery.