Davis, Joyce Lynn

Ms. Joyce Lynn Davis, 66, of Walford, formerly of Burlington, died at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. The funeral service for Ms. Davis will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Lunning Chapel, with the Rev. Tom Carver officiating. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.

Born April 8, 1944, in Macomb, Ill., she was the daughter of Lloyd “Jim” and Betty Zettle Wilson.

Ms. Davis was a 1962 graduate of Industry High School in Industry, Ill., and a graduate of Western Illinois University in education.

Ms. Davis served as a teacher and paraprofessional in the Burlington Community School District for 28 years before moving to the College Community School District in Cedar Rapids, retiring in 2009. She was the driver and chaperone for the Burlington Girls Softball team for 15 years.

She was a long time member of First United Methodist Church and recently joined the Shueyville United Methodist Church. She enjoyed knitting, reading, softball and watching the Hawkeyes.

Survivors include one daughter, Condra Davis Allred of Cedar Rapids; one son, Mark Davis of Denver, Colo.; two grandsons, Bennett Scott Allred and Wilson Nicholas Allred; and two sisters, Mary Jane Humphries of Shreveport, La., and Linda Zaske of Casa Grande, Ariz.

Her son, Scott Edward Davis, and her parents preceded her in death.

A memorial has been established for Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City.