Dianne Gaines Davis

Dianne Gaines Davis, 76, of Goldston, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at home surrounded by loved ones.

Dianne was born July 7th, 1948, in Chatham County, to the late Oren Graham and Margaret Louise Davis Gaines.

Dianne was a 1966 graduate of Chatham Central High School where she was the valedictorian, cheerleader, and chief Marshall. She was a 1971 graduate of UNC where she got her bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy. She was in the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority during college. She was also in the pharmacy sorority at UNC, Kappa Epsilon. She enjoyed playing the piano and sometimes would play at church at Antioch Baptist.

Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Jennifer D. Scheuer and her husband, Jack Friedman Scheuer III of Charlotte; her son, Matthew Grant Davis of Goldston; her sister, Rita G. Willett and her husband, Howard Willett of Goldston; her nieces, Kris Pierce, Stephanie Niblack; her aunt, Frankie Bridges; her aunts-in-law, Dottie Gaines Henson, and Lucy Gaines Emerson.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 2 pm, at Antioch Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in church cemetery. Services will be officiated by Pastor Doug Griffith.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Davis family.

Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh.com