Margaret Davis

DELMAR, NY - Margaret Scott Davis, a lifelong resident of Florida, passed away on March 9, 2013 following a brief illness in the home of her daughter in Delmar, NY. Margaret was born December 13, 1916 in Arcadia Florida to Edmond and Emma Royall Scott. She graduated from Desoto High School. She attended Longwood College in Farmville Virginia and Florida Southern College. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She graduated from Excelsior College in Albany NY at the age of 83. She worked alongside her husband as secretary-treasurer at Davis and Marr Supply Co. She was an active member of the South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church for 60 years; the church was an anchor in her life. She was a courageous woman who met any challenge head on. Having lost her hearing as a teenager, she became an expert lip reader. Being the fifth of six girls, she always had hand-me-down clothes. She would alter some aspect of the dress to make it her own. She began traveling from Florida to Virginia as a toddler; she continued to love travel all of her life. She visited many places all over the world, first with her husband, and then with her daughter. She looked forward going to Daytona Beach for a couple of weeks every summer. She was intrigued by the cultures of the Native Americans in the southwest, collecting pottery and artifacts. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Herbert T. Davis, Jr. She is survived by her son Herbert (Bert) T. Davis III (Esther) and daughter Emrie Davis LaBarge (John); five grandchildren: Elizabeth LaBarge, Dave Davis, John LaBarge, Scott Davis (Dani), and James LaBarge; two great-grandchildren: Enzo and Thad Davis; and by her special cousin, Anne Rice Barcelo. She was predeceased by five sisters and one brother. A Memorial Service will be held at the Carriage Club of Jacksonville on Friday, March 22 at 11:00 am. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice or the South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church.