Grace Ola Davis was born May 26, 1932, in Blair’s Corners, Pennsylvania to Gideon Enoch and Marguerite Pryor Davis. She was the eldest daughter with her sister Marge (Davis) O’Brien arriving six years later.
Grace was raised in Hazelton, PA, and graduated third in her high school class in 1950 from Hazleton High School. Grace matriculated to Penn State where she joined the Tri Delta sorority. She scored the highest entrance scores for admittance into Penn State to that date. This meant she did not have to take any English courses over her college career.
Grace started dating John Shoffstall seriously before her junior year of college while John attended Lehigh University. Grace & John got married on August 28, 1953, Grace majored in journalism and after Grace graduated from college in 1954, she moved to Bethlehem, PA to work for a college dean at Lehigh.
In the summer of 1956, Grace was offered to work with the advertising of the Sears catalog in Denver, and John loaded up their wood-paneled station wagon and headed to Colorado. Grace worked at Sears Roebuck Company in Cherry Creek.
She had four children in Denver: Tenlee, Krista, Drevvis, and a son Clark.
Grace began computer programming school about 1980 where she met Clayton Wood. They were married on June 9, 1984, and celebrated nearly 36 years together.
Grace continued to work for the City & County of Denver until 1996 when she retired to enjoy more time with Clayton, her children, and her 6 grandchildren.
Grace leaves behind her very loving husband, Clayton, who took amazing care of Grace these past five years as Grace’s health started to fail.
Grace remained faithful to her Lutheran upbringing. She joined Risen Savior in Broomfield after she and Clayton moved to Brighton from Denver, where she enjoyed the friendships she made and their welcoming community.
Many who knew Grace described her as very warm and loving. Grace will be deeply missed but never forgotten.
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