Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Monday, March 12, 2018
Location: 7:35 p.m., at the Indiana University Health, White Memorial Hospital of Monticello, Indiana, with her family by her side.
 
 
Age: 87
Date of Birth: Friday, November 21, 1930
Birth place: Lafayette, Indiana

 

 
Father: Frederich M. Rayl
 
Mother: Bettie Elizabeth ( Smith ) Rayl
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Dee has lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area for the last sixty - eight years.
Funeral Date: Saturday, March 17, 2018
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2018, Celebration of Life Service will be at the Hickory Grove Church, 9714 N. 700 W., Delphi, Indiana, 46923
Clergy: Pastor Ken Smith and Rev. Erick Riddle of the Hickory Grove Church of rural Delphi (Carroll County), Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Hickory Grove Cemetery in rural Delphi (Carroll County), Indiana.
Visitation will be:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the Hickory Grove Church, 9714 N. 700 W., Delphi, Indiana, 46923.
Biographical Information:
Dee was a member of the Hickory Grove Church of rural Delphi (Carroll County), Indiana. She was also a member of the Crystal Chapter Order of Eastern Star #165 of Monticello, Indiana, and Kappa Sigma of Lafayette, White County Chapter, Hickory Grove Women’s Fellowship, and was a charter board member of the Christian Assistance of Monticello, Indiana. Dee attended Purdue University for two years. She was a homemaker, teacher’s aide (teaching motor perception) at Eastlawn Elementary School of rural Idaville, Indiana, for three years. Dee was a former director of the White County Council on Aging of Monticello, Indiana, for two years, and helped organize "Meals on Wheels". She had also worked as a clerk at the Hallmark Card Store of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Hickory Grove Church of rural Delphi (Carroll County), Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On September 24, 1950, in Lafayette, Indiana, she married the love of her life, Ralph Crowel Davis; he passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Survivors include:
Daughters, Lola Scott of Indianapolis, Indiana, Beth Russell of Monon, Indiana, Susan (husband Terry) Lunn of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Ruth Neal of Gibson City, Illinois, and Faye Montgomery of New Port Richey, Florida;Son, Dane (wife Linda) Davis of Elizabeth City, North Carolina;Nineteen (19) Grandchildren; Thirty - Four (34) Great Grandchildren; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Frederich M. and Bettie Elizabeth (Smith) Rayl; Husband, Ralph Crowel Davis; Sisters, Abigail, Sadie,Betty Lou, and Anette; Brother, Willard Rayl.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E, US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.