Geneva Davis, 79 left her earthly home on Sunday, July 23, 2006. She was born Audrey Geneva Decker on December 12, 1926 to Jesse Warren and Esther (Jacks) Decker at their home in St. Louis, Oklahoma. She grew up in the St. Louis area and attended school there.
She married Carold D. “Jim” Clark on May 14, 1945 in Konawa, OK. They were married for 26 years. Geneva was a very creative, artistic person. She started early on by using water colors and painting on glossy pictures. She found that she could do this for people and sell them and earn some extra money. She and Jim moved to Norman from Pauls Valley in 1960. She was also a professional seamstress, sewing for her children then for the public. She married Jesse P. Davis on July 27, 1972 in Norman. She and Jesse started a ceramic shop in Norman in 1974 and worked at that until their retirement in 1989. At that time, they did extensive traveling. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Norman.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Lavonne Risenhoover, brother Herschel Decker and second husband Jesse Davis.
She is survived by her children Donna J. (Clark) Cook, of Norman, Peggy (Clark) Smith and her husband Scott of McLoud and Russell Clark and his wife Jane of Norman, sister Jerrie James of Port Lovaca, TX and Jim Clark of Moore, the father of her children. She is also survived by her grandchildren Stephanie Morgan and husband Brian of Newalla, Jessica Cochran and her husband Dax of Norman and James Clark of Norman and great grandchildren Austin Culver, Alex Morgan, Denton Cochran and Codi Ann Cochran.
Services will be held Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 10:00 AM at Havenbrook Funeral Home in Norman. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, south of St. Louis, OK.
