Grace Davis

Grace DAVIS Grace Davis passed away July 16th of a cardiac event. She was born September 19, 1912 in Puyallup, WA. She grew to be a fiercely independent woman, even working in a sawmill to support her family during the Great Depression. She settled in a modest home in Laurelhurst during the late '40s with her husband Merlin, a fellow railroad employee and has resided there ever since. Widowed in 1982, she made the most of her later years by staying active, playing golf & tennis until she was over 80 years old. Travel being another favorite pastime, she circumnavigated the world twice by ship and train. She attributed her nearly 96 yrs to always staying busy and keeping a positive attitude. She would always say, "Don't feel sorry for yourself, it does no good." Her favorite expression was, "If you don't use it; you lose it!" There will be no services, at her request. "No sense in making the morticians any richer," she would quip. Make any donations to the American Cancer Society or a charitable animal organization of your choice.