Helen Loretta (Davidson) Brockett
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5A - August 6, 2011
Helen Loretta Davidson Brockkett,
age 100, passed away peacefully
at Eagle Ridge Nursing
Home on Thursday, August 4,
2011.
She was born September 5, 1910
to Andy and Ollie Davidson in
Craig, Colorado. When she was
five, the family moved to Grand Valley (Parachute), Colorado. She
had six siblings who preceded her in death, Nita Davis, James, Robert,
Velma Powers, Winnie Benzel, and Nettie George.
Helen was married to Oliver David Davis in 1929 in Parachute and
moved to Kansas City, Missouri that same year. They had three
children, two of whom are deceased, Peggy L. (Charles) Gardner
and David “Dude†L. Davis, and one who survives, Carol S. (Lloyd)
Wilson of Grass Valley, California.
In 1943 she divorced and moved back to Colorado where she supported
herself and three children while working in various restaurants.
Her favorite was “Gallaghers†in Glenwood Springs, where
she worked for 14 years.
In 1966 she moved to Grand Junction where her parents and siblings
lived. She worked at Teller Arms Nursing Home, now Eagle
Ridge Nursing Home.
Over her long life, she had many interests. She was a seamstress,
gardener, rock collector, and loved to drive. She loved little children,
especially ones just learning to talk. Kittens, puppies and
chocolate candy always had a special place in her heart. Helen was a
member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Helen was also preceded in death by grandsons, Phillip S. “Jonesyâ€
Jones and Craig A. Gardner.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews; grandchildren, Zana
Wilkie, Martin Wilson, Joy Feller, Grady Wilson, Charles Gardner,
Carol Schneider, Chris Hotchkiss; great-grandchildren, Dain, Gage,
Molly Feller, Triston, Ethan, Charlotte Wilkie, and Reason Wilson,
Scott and Lance Way, Courtney, D’Ann and Louis Hotchkiss,
Vanna, Camille, Joseph Gardner, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Her loving smile and quick wit will be dearly missed by all who
knew and loved her. She always said “Be kind to everyoneâ€.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative
Care of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th Ave., Grand
Junction, CO 81506,
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, August 9, at 2:00
p.m. at the Battlement Mesa Cemetery in Parachute, CO.
