Thelma Barefoot Davis

Thelma B. Davis of Lancaster, PA; formerly of Bel Air, MD; passed away on September 9, 2025. She was the beloved wife of George S. Davis (deceased); devoted mother to Karen Wright (Danny) of Indianpolis, IN; Sarah Burkett (John, deceased) of Pulaski, VA; Gary Davis (Janjira) of Carrollton, TX; and the late Kimberly Taylor. She was a loving grandmother to 9 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Born in St. Mary's County, MD, on April 25, 1929, Thelma graduated from Towson State Teacher's College and went on to become a master teacher of middle school students. She married George on August 1, 1953, and they welcomed 4 children to their home in the next 4 years. George and Thelma moved to Pennsylvania in 2005 and spent the rest of their lives at the Willow Valley Retirement Community in Lancaster.

Family and friends will honor and celebrate Thelma's life at Evans Life Celebration Home- 3 Newport Drive (Rts 23 and 24) Forest Hill on Saturday, September 20 from 10-11AM with a funeral service to begin at 11AM. The funeral service will be live streamed via Evans website. Interment at Highview Memorial Gardens. Afterwards all are invited to a luncheon at a nearby venue. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - two charities that were dear to her heart.