She was born on March 6, 1947, in Dallas, Texas, to the late Charleston and Pauline (Quesenberry) Smith. Charlie attended Garland High School where she later received her GED. Charlie was born a natural caregiver with the gift of compassion, which compelled her to attend nursing school where she became an LVN and later joined the medical staff with Medical City of Dallas after it opened, working in ICU and eventually in the trauma and burn unit.
Charlie was a woman who enjoyed life. She had a quirky personality that encompassed a great sense of humor and a genuine love for people. Charlie was a long-time member of First Christian Church in Plano and First Christian Church in Garland before that. She was a devoted wife and mother. She lovingly participated in every activity her children were involved in and often cared for her grandchildren while her children worked. She was an excellent cook and her Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners will forever be cherished. Charlie enjoyed refinishing antique furniture and gardening, especially planting flowers to attract hummingbirds. More than anything, spending time with her family was her greatest joy in life. She will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew her.
In addition to her parents, Charlie was preceded in death by sisters, Janice Smith and Isabel Tackett; twin grandsons, Joshua and Christopher Hughes; and father-in-law, Jack Davis. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, John Davis; her children, Clifton (Dawn) Hughes of Carrollton, Polly (Steve) Murphy of Plano, DeeDee (Craig) Richardson of Plano, Trey (Jana) Davis of San Antonio, and Alex (Jason Gonzalez) Davis of Plano; grandchildren, Alyssa (James) Price, Breanna Hughes, Elizabeth (Steve) Batchelor, Krystle (Ben) Lindsey, Erica Leveen, Kimbra (Mike) Saunders, Jesse Murphy, Michael Murphy, Jamie Murphy, Orin Richardson, Emma Richardson, and Elianna Gonzalez; great-grandchildren, Micah, Hannah, Alison, Christian, Dakota, Luca, Brendan, Graeson, Jaxon; mothers-in-law, Sue Davis of Garland and Marcia Davis of Rowlett.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 2 pm at First Christian Church Plano, 813 E. 15th St., Plano, TX 75074 with Reverend Dr. Kyle Dennis officiating. Social Distancing and masks are required. The service will be live streamed on Facebook and YouTube, search for FCC Plano.
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