Mrs. Doris Virginia Davis Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Doris Virginia (Nitze) Davis, age 93, passed away August 8, 2016 at the Breeze Park Retirement Community where she had resided happily for the past nine and a half years. Daughter of the late Walter Nitze and Minnie Farrar Nitze and wife of the late Boyd (Dave) Davis, Doris is survived by sisters Joan Colegrove of Chesterfield and Joyce Courtney of Carriere, MS, and her cousin, friend and long time traveling companion, Marion Ottersbach of Florissant. She is mourned by her children Ken Davis and his partner Cheryl Roach of St. Charles, Kathy Buckley and husband Jack of Windham, ME, and Sharrie Cognac of Brentwood, as well as grandchildren Tabitha Young and husband Mitch of Portland, OR, Heather Zimmerman and husband Troy of Chicago, IL, Remy Cognac of Brentwood, and great grand-daughter Willow Young of Portland, OR. Doris was sister to the late Jean Fischer of Chesterfield, beloved aunt to 10 nieces and nephews and to an extended family of cousins’ children. The last surviving member of The Royales, a close knit group of friends that celebrated over 70 years of companionship, she is remembered by a network of "Royale's Kids," many of whom stayed in touch and visited her at Breeze Park over the years. Doris graduated from Beaumont High School in 1939 and was active at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, where she and Boyd met and were married in 1942. Committed to volunteerism, she was a founding member of the Christian Hospital Auxiliary, helping to raise funds to build and support two North County hospitals. In addition to serving terms as the Auxiliary’s President and Vice President, she managed their gift shops for many years. She served as President of the Missouri Association of Hospital Auxiliaries, volunteered in the Recreational Therapy Department of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, chaired the North County United Way campaign for two years, was active with the North St. Louis County Soroptimists, and served as a Hospice volunteer at Breeze Park. Friends, travel and entertaining were the things she enjoyed the most, and throughout her life she was fortunate to have experienced an abundance of all three. A memorial service will be held at 1pm on September 18, 2016 at the Breeze Park Chapel in St. Charles. There will be a small gathering to celebrate her life in the Breeze Park Multi-purpose room following the service In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to LSS Hospice or the Breeze Park Benevolent Care Fund, both in care of Lutheran Senior Services, 1150 Hanley Industrial Ct., St. Louis, MO 63144.

Mrs. Doris Virginia Davis

June 23, 1923 - August 8, 2016