Born September 5, 1929, in Portola, CA, she was the daughter of James and Sue Cowan. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years William H. Davis, her sister Nita (Fred) Kast and brother James Cowan, Jr.
Renee is survived by her three children, Terence (Donna) Davis, Paula (Maria) Davis, and Sara (Nicholas) Wright. Grandmother “Gramie” of Diana Ward (Eric), Kristin Bayer, Adrian Castañeda, Adam Wilde (Paula), Maribel Andrade (Carlos), Amy Wilde-McDowell (Chris) and Alex Wright. Great grandmother of Kalli, Maricella, Azriel, Irie, Adalyn, Sage, Evelyn, Esmeralda, Lily, and Brian.
Renee had lived in Sacramento since 1947. She was active in St. Philomene Parish and served at different times as eucharistic minister, lector, Director of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), member of the Pastoral Council and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She loved hiking, fishing, camping and traveling by RV with family and friends. Her favorite RV trip was a tour of the United States and Canada with her husband Bill following their retirement.
A vigil will be held at Lombard Funeral Home, 1550 Fulton Avenue in Sacramento, on Thursday August 8 at 7:30 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, 3235 Arden Way in Sacramento, on Friday August 9 at 10:00 a.m. A reception will follow immediately after at the Church.
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