EMMA MYRETTE MANCHESTER DAVIS

EMMA MYRETTE MANCHESTER DAVIS WATERVILLE - Emma M. Davis, 97, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 24, 2010, at her home in Waterville. She was born Jan. 28, 1913, in Johnson, daughter of Carroll and Catherine "Kate" (Mann) Manchester. Emma loved to teach school. Her first school was at Belvidere Corners in 1933. Her love was teaching 7th and 8th graders in Cambridge, before the school was built in Hyde Park. The last years of her teaching were to 3rd graders in Essex Center. Besides teaching, Emma was also the town clerk of Waterville for many years, after assisting her husband, Ken Davis. Emma loved the Lord and her church, the Church of the Nazarene in Waterville, and served in many capacities there during her lifetime. She loved people and loved to talk to everybody she met, making them feel comfortable. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Emma is survived by her two sons, Bruce W. Davis of Cambridge, and Steven C. Davis and his wife, Susan, of Waterville; three grand- children, Rhoda M. McLure and her husband, Paul, of Johnson, Mark S. Davis and his wife, Jenn, of Waterville, and Ruth E. Davis of Waterville; two great-grandchildren, Brittany and Michael McLure; plus many nieces and nephews. Her husband, Kenneth Lynn Davis, predeceased her on June 5, 2004. She was also predeceased by her sister, Marion Crocker, and her brother, Henry Manchester, and his wife, Marjorie, and her niece, Carolyn Hover. The family would like to thank Patty McLean, Crystal Spitzer, and Judy Bushey for all their help in taking care of Emma during the last five months, and to the visiting nurses who have come in to care for her. It would have been very hard without them. Visiting hours will be held Friday, May 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Waterville Church of the Nazarene, Route 109, in Waterville, where funeral services will be held Saturday, May 29, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Thomas Purchase officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Waterville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Emma's memory to her beloved Waterville Church of the Nazarene, c/o Susan Davis, 946 Vt. Rte. 109, Waterville, Vermont 05492.