A funeral service for Ida Mae Davis will be held Tuesday at 10:30, at Oakcrest Funeral Services of Algona. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery, Algona. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday.
Ida Mae Davis was born April 13, 1920, in Algona, daughter of Floyd R. and Ethel Mae (Ward) Gardner. She grew up in Algona graduating from Algona High School in 1937. Ida worked as a housekeeper in earlier years and then worked at Greenberg Auto Supply for 22 years retiring in 1999.
Ida was married to Charles Davis at First United Methodist Church in Algona on July 18, 1983. She enjoyed reading and playing cards. She was a member of First United Methodist Church active in the UMW.
Ida Mae Davis died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Hospice of North Iowa Inpatient Unit, Mason City. She was 97.
She is survived by a step-son, Jerry (Beverly) Davis of Centerpoint; four step-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Charles on April 20, 1986; a step-son, Jay Davis; a sister, Verna Fallesen; and two brothers, Donald and Orville Gardner.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Hospic...[more]