Lorna Davis

Lorna Davis 1929 ~ 2007 Lorna Lorraine Fail Davis died on November 20, 2007 in Paonia, Colorado after a mercifully short battle with cancer.Lorna was born on April 28, 1929, daughter of Fred and Vila Fail, in Orangeville, Utah. She grew up there, graduating from South Emery High School and then attended LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was while working as a secretary for Hadley Transfer & Storage Co. in Salt Lake that she met Donald Davis, a truck driver employed by Mayflower who decided on the spot that she was the only one for him. Lorna and Don were married on June 9, 1956. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 24, 1960. They made their home in the Salt Lake area until 1974 when they returned to Lorna's beloved Orangeville. Lorna and Don had only recently moved to Paonia, Colorado to be nearer to family members. Lorna was very active in the LDS church, and, with Don, served two LDS missions a welfare mission to Deseret Industries in Burley, Idaho and a family history mission in Salt Lake City. She also worked for many years at the Emery County Courthouse in the Auditor's Office. Lorna was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother whose greatest wish was that her family continues to love each other. They are all grateful she's been given the chance to return home with the parents and siblings she has missed so much. Lorna is survived by her husband, Don Davis of Paonia, Colorado; daughter, Sharon (Scott) Morley, also of Paonia; son, Brent (Collette) Davis of Lehi, Utah; son, Garth (Debbie) Davis of Rock Springs, Wyoming; daughter, Jenny (Steven) Staheli of Goshen, Utah; 13, soon to be 14, grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother, Vaughn Fail, and sister, Cleo Davis, both of Orangeville, Utah. A viewing is scheduled for Sunday, November 25 at Fausett Mortuary (720 N. Center St., Castle Dale, Utah) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and funeral services will be held in the Orangeville LDS Church (45 W. 100 S., Orangeville, Utah) on Monday, November 26 at 2:00 p.m., with a viewing from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. that day. Interment will be at the Orangeville Cemetery. We love you, Mom, Lorna, Grandma, and we'll be okay. We know you're where you want to be, but you will be greatly missed.