Iris Estell Davis Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Iris Estell Davis 94 of Memphis, TX will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Memphis Church of Christ with ministers Tom Anderson and Mark Lance, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, TX under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Memphis. Iris Davis went to be with her heavenly family on November 3, 2020 in her beloved state of Texas. She was born August 7, 1926 in Rotan, TX to Hannon and Jewel Rodgers. On February 20, 1946, she married WM Davis Jr. in Phoenix, AZ. She was a resident of Memphis, Tx for 62 years. Iris was a homemaker and first and only secretary of the Memphis Church of Christ for 50 years. January 1, 1960 to January 1, 2010. Upon her retirement she was 84. She considered her work a joy not a Job. She was a lifelong member of the Memphis Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, WM Davis Jr. April 27, 1999; her parents; 7 brothers; and 2 sisters. Iris is survived by a daughter, Cynthia Joan Davis-Schindler and husband Bill of Collinsville, TX; a son, Wiley Davis and wife Victoria of Memphis, TX; a sister, Fay Booth; and a brother Chester Rodgers of Memphis, TX; Five grandchildren, Dave Merrell and wife Angie of Graham, TX, Hunter Davis and wife Rebecca of Ropesville, TX, Sheridan Voight and husband Jake of Canyon, TX, Hillary Carter and husband Randy of Arlington, Tx. Alex Moore of Dallas, Tx; Four great grandchildren, Zachary Merrell of Graham, Tx, Sheyenne Russell and husband Trey of Mabank, Tx, Mitchell Davis of Ropesville, TX, Nora Carter of Arlington, TX; Two great great grandchildren Ellie and Henry Russell of Mabank, Tx; plus a host of nieces, nephews, other family, and friends.

Iris Estell Davis

August 7, 1926 - November 3, 2020