Sue Davis

Sue Davis

Sue Sirman Morris Davis, 78, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Daviess County Nursing & Rehab in Gallatin, MO, from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Sue was born July 9, 1937, in Baytown, TX. She was the oldest daughter of Gladys Wells Sirman Torkelson and Vernon Sirman.

Sue graduated from Elkhart High School in 1955. She then moved to Baytown, TX. She married Ronald David Morris in the spring of 1956. The couple resided in Baytown, TX. They had one child, Ronald David Morris, Jr.

Sue received her Masters Degree in Education from the University of Houston. Sue taught Middle School Special services for the Goose Creek Consolidated School District in Baytown, TX, until her retirement in the mid-nineties.

After retirement, Sue and Ron moved to Cloud Croft, NM, where she remained active in gardening, tutoring, and tennis. Ron passed away in Cloud Croft, November 22, 2002.

She married William (Billy Earl) Davis in 2004. They resided in Elkhart, TX, until his death in July 2005. She remained in their home until October 2010. She then relocated to Daviess County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gallatin, Missouri.

Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Gladys Torkelson and Vernon Sirman; her husbands, Ronald Morris and Billy Earl Davis; one brother, Soffus Torkelson; and her son, Ronald David Morris, Jr.

She is survived by her sisters, Katherine Torkelson (Jerry) of Lewiston, ID, and Frances Burr (Jack) of Holt, MO.

Visitation will be from 6:30 - 7pm, Monday, March 28, 2016, with a Celebration of Life service beginning at 7pm, at Hidden Valley Funeral Home, Kearney, MO. Contributions  may be made to Alzheimers foundation or Three Rivers Hospice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Kearney, MO. (816) 903-8888.