Darlene Elizabeth Davis (Griffith)

DAVIS (GRIFFITH), Darlene Elizabeth – Of Flint, age 71, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

 

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Reverend John H. Grantham officiating. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m. Thursday until the time of the service at the funeral home.

 

Burial in Great Lakes National Cemetery.

 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Parkinson’s Disease or Heart to Heart Hospice.

 

Darlene was born in September 24, 1944 in Flint, MI the daughter of Darwin and Helen (Prim) Griffith. She graduated from Flushing High School in 1963. On April 25, 1964 Darlene married the love of her life, Don Davis. Their love and commitment to each other was a true love story for 52 years. She was a devoted mother to three children and two step-children, who she treated as her own.

 

Surviving are her loving and devoted husband, Don;

 

her mother, Helen Griffith;

 

her five children, Lisa (Jim) Kirby, Eric Davis and Kerri Traynor, Pam Davis and Don Davis Jr.;

 

15 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren;

a twin brother, Darwin (Pat) Griffith Jr.;

sister, Janice Gifford and set of twin sisters, Kay (Ken) Brock and Gay (Greg) Myers.

 

She was preceded in death by her father, Darwin Griffith Sr.; father-in-law, Hal Davis and mother-in-law, Virginia Davis.

 

A special thank you to granddaughters, Ashley and Lyndsey for helping their mom and grandpa take care of their grandma for so many years.

Also to Heart to Heart Hospice for the caring and help in making her comfortable in the end.

 

Parkinson’s took a lot away from you on this earth, but one thing it did not take away was your love for us and our love for you.

 

You are in Heaven now, free from all the pain and limitations that this disease caused you.

So go be you now mom, talk, smile, laugh, walk, run and dance. Drink a Pepsi eat a Snickers and cheer us on from above until we meet again.

 

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