Suzanne Adams Davis

1944 - 2016

Suzanne Adams Davis

Age: 72 • Brandon

Suzanne Adams Davis, age 72, died Friday, September 9, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at the Vermont Respite House in Williston. Suzanne was born in Boston, MA on May 5, 1944. She was the daughter of Robert and Erica (Bissell) Adams, who owned The Adams on Route 7 in Brandon where Suzanne grew up. She graduated from Penn Hall High School in Chambersburg, PA. She received her bachelor's degree with honors from Connecticut College, class of 1968. Suzanne taught at the Sudbury Country School from its opening until her retirement in 2009. She was a member of the Brandon Garden Club, the Monday Club, and had served on the board of directors of the Brandon Free Public Library.

Surviving is her husband Hanford "Skip" Davis of Brandon; whom she married December 28, 1966; two sons; Lt. Col. Justin Hanford Davis, USA, of Grand Isle, VT and Jed Robert Davis & his wife Noelle of Essex, VT, her grandchildren; Lona Davis and Georgia Davis, and brother, Robert "Charlie" Adams of Dover, NH.

Suzanne was proud of her 50 year marriage to Skip. A lifelong teacher, she considers her "two boys" to be her proudest accomplishments in life. Additionally she will be remembered as a loving "Zuzu" to her two granddaughters Lona and Georgia, whom she very much helped raise from birth. Suzanne loved dinner parties, Lake Dunmore, Nantucket, her glasses of Chardonnay with good company, and most of all her family and many friends.

A gathering "In Celebration Of Her Life" will be held on Saturday October 1st at The Brandon Inn from 2pm to 4pm. Friends may pay their respects at the family home, 24 Park Street, Brandon, from 1pm to 2pm. Suzanne requested guests to pass through the Park Street house, and then gather at the Inn next door.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made in her memory to The Lake Dunmore Fern Lake Association's "Lakes Alive" Campaign, P.O. Box 14, Salisbury, VT 05769, or online at www.ldfla.com. The campaign serves to protect the natural vitality of Lake Dunmore.

The Davis family would like to thank the Rutland Visiting Nurses Association, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Rutland Regional Medical Center, The Vermont Respite House, and Suzanne's many friends, for their loving and skillful care of Suzanne.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.

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