CUMBERLAND – Betty Jean (Wells) Davis, 89, of Cumberland, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, with her family by her side.
Born on July 19, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Effie (Hinson) Wells, of Jacksonville, FL. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Jamie Loree Daniels; her sister, Nina; and brothers, Elbert, Bennie, and Victor; and her husband, James Woodrow Davis, Jr., on November 13, 2021.
She attended DuVall High School in Jacksonville, FL. While out with friends at a roller skating rink, she met a handsome young sailor, James W. Davis, Jr. She vowed that night that he was the man that she would marry. On March 29, 1953, in a small ceremony, she married the love of her life, and they were married 68 years.
While Jim was deployed by the Navy, she worked and lived at home with her parents in Jacksonville, and gave birth to their son Dave. After Jim's discharge from the Navy, they moved their new family to Cumberland.
While Jim worked at the Kelly Springfield Tire Co., Betty worked as a stay at home mom and homemaker. In 1956, Jamie was born, and in 1957, her baby Jim III.
Betty volunteered at Memorial Hospital, alongside her daughter, Jamie, in the hospice unit.
She and Jim were active members of the Mountain Top Holiness Church. Betty was a stay at home wife and mother, raising three kids and babysitting two grandsons, Aaron and Adam. She loved her family deeply.
Betty loved to cook and garden. She canned, froze, and preserved everything that she and Jim grew in their garden. All the extra was shared with family, friends, and neighbors. She and Jim were known for their homemade applesauce and sauerkraut.
She is survived by her two sons, Dwight "Dave" Davis and wife Sherrie Ridgely, MD, and James W. Davis, III and wife Becky, Pagosa Springs, CO; four grandchildren, Aaron Daniels, Elk Garden, WV, Adam Daniels (Ashley), Cumberland, MD, Asia Davis (Christine), Edmonds, WA, and Alexis Davis, Virginia Beach, VA; six great-grandchildren, Louis Provencher, Calie Lucas, Ella Daniels, Harper Daniels, Levi Davis, and Allison Davis; two sister-in-law, Norita Bridges, and Norma Davis; and her good friends, Dorothy and Vince Baker, and Phyllis and Harold Fogle.
Family and friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A. 108 Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, on Monday, January 10, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
A funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Reuben Rinker officiating.
She will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband Jim at the Maryland State Veteran's Cemetery, Rocky Gap.
Pallbearers will be Vince Baker, Danny Athey, Christian Rice, Aaron Daniels, Adam Daniels, Danny Davis, and Dennis Bridges.
In honor of her memory, the family requests any donations be made to Mountain Top Holiness Church, 2005 Bedford Street, Cumberland, MD 21502.
Condolences for the family may be left at www.ScarpelliFH.com