Mary Ann Davis

Mary Ann graduated Manitou Springs High School in 1954 and received her Journalism BA degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1958. She married Manitou classmate Jack “C” Davis, Jr. They devoted their lives to the educations and upbringing of their three daughters. Mary Ann was a talented artist, seamstress, award-winning quilter, and partnered with Jack in the family business.

Mary Ann was a founding member of the Ute Pass Historical Society, as was her mother Dorothy Hart Conn. She followed in her parents’ footsteps as an energetic community volunteer including work for the Ute Pass Elementary School and The Colorado Springs School. She was an El Paso County election judge and nursery supervisor at the Church in the Wildwood for many years.

Mary Ann was a font of knowledge about local history and an author of history books about the Ute Pass Region and its residents. Known for her welcoming smile, kind heart, and strong spirit, she was cherished by her family, friends, and her beloved Ute Pass community.

She is survived by her husband Jack, their three daughters, Katie Gardner, Laurie Waalkes, and Shelley Davis; and sons-in-law, four grandchildren, four nephews and a niece, her sister Margaret Edna Conn Kwapil, and Jack’s sister Jill Davis Snyder and brother-in-law Alan Snyder.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Malcolm and Dorothy Hart Conn and her brother, Malcolm Conn IV, “Baby Brother.”

PLEASE NOTE: Memorial Services scheduled for Saturday, August 28, 2021 have been postponed indefinitely, due to COVID-19, please check back for any updates.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Ute Pass Historical Society in Woodland Park and the National Jewish Hospital in Denver. Mary Ann will be laid to rest at Memorial Gardens near her parents.