Lorna Jeanne "Aunt Nornie" Davis
Marriages
Francis Irl Davis - 1943
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 5C - January 12, 2020
Lorna Jeanne Davis/Aunt
Nornie, 95, of Grand Junction,
passed away peacefully on
December 16, 2019.
Lorna was born August 3,
1924, in Achilles, Kansas. In
1928, the family moved to the
Durango area. Lorna graduated
from DHS in 1941. She began
working as a bookkeeper at Jackson/French Hardware. She
married Francis Irl Davis in 1943 and after two and one half years
at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, they returned to Durango where
she went back to work at the hardware store and became involved
in all aspects of the store. In 1971, she and Uncle Fran purchased
Hillcrest Hardware Store in Grand Junction. Uncle Fran passed
away suddenly on February 11, 1977. A year and one half later,
Lorna sold the store and became an insurance agent with Mutual of
Omaha. She was with them for more than 30 years.
Aunt Nornie was one of a kind and will be greatly missed. Lorna
was predeceased by her parents, Cecil and Gladys Hurst; husband,
Francis; brother, C.R. “Bob” Hurst; sister, Jarroldine Mair,
and sister-in-law, Marg Davis. She is survived by 23 nieces and
nephews; numerous great-nieces and nephews, and many friends.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 15,
2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Crossroads United Methodist Church, 599 30
Road. A graveside service will be at Crestview Memorial Gardens
(Durango ) in the Spring. Memorials may be made to Crossroads
Church.
