Marion Claudia Davis, 84, went home to be with the Lord Friday, November 3, 2017 in Merkel, Texas. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Starbuck Funeral Home, 201 Edwards in Merkel. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, November 6, 2017 at Starbuck Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Marion was born August 6, 1933 in Mount Clemens, Michigan to Harry and Olive (Bacon) Smith. She married Harrison Davis, Jr. They were married almost 50 years, and had four children. They spent a lot of time in church and both loved to sing. They traveled all over due to Harrison’s duties in the Air Force. Marion loved her family and was a wonderful and fun mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She is survived by one son, William J. Davis and wife Sandy; three daughters, Cindy Gutierrez and husband Tony, Kathy Edwards and husband Donnie, and April Arnold; two sisters, Dorothy Moon and Shirley Kroll; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harrison; her parents; one sister, Arlene (Liz) Bevins; two brothers, Robert and Paul Smith; and a son-in-law, Larry Arnold.

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