Floella "Flo" Whitmer Davis

She was born in Rineyville, Kentucky and was one of seven children. She was a homemaker and lifelong caregiver to many. She loved her family and friends and was known to be a social butterfly especially after moving to The Mansion on Main assisted living where she thrived in her later years. Flo enjoyed playing Bingo, assembling puzzles, listening to Elvis music, and had recently re-learned how to play euchre and was quite skilled. She was a doting and dedicated grandmother to her grandkids and was blessed to recently welcome another great-grandchild last year.

Flo is preceded in death by her parents, Teddy and Inez Whitmer; siblings, Fayetta Cooper, Lee, Charles and James Whitmer; and her husband of 60 years, William “Harold” Davis, Sr.

She loved her only son, William “Harold” (Jan) Davis, Jr. Left to cherish Flo’s memory is her sister, Diana Alig; brother, Ted (Brenda) Whitmer; Brother-in-law, Rick (Janet) Davis; 5 grandchildren, Tammy (Shane) Bowman, Tiffany (Abe) Maraman, Samantha Davis, Eric (Jessica) Davis and Evan Davis; 6 great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends. She will be fondly remembered by caregivers, Jane and Jim Convery, Debbie and Shirley Habberfield and her friends at The Mansion on Main.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Dignity Chapel of the Evergreen Funeral Home. Flo will be laid to rest in the Garden of Eternal Love of the Evergreen Cemetery & Mausoleums. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 3, 2023 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. also at Evergreen Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to support cancer care at Baptist Health c/o Baptist Health Foundation, 4007 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY 40207 or via BaptistHealth.org/gift. The family would like to express their thanks to Baptist Health Consultants Blood Disorders (CBC) group and Dr. Montes for providing lifesaving cancer care to Flo for over 25 years.

“A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.” – Maya Angelou