Doreen C. Davis

Doreen Carol (Oswald) Davis of Weatherly passed away at age 79 on Tuesday March 3rd, 2020 at Saint Luke’s Pavilion, Hazleton, from complications related to metastatic breast cancer.  Born January 21st, 1941 in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late William and Helen (East) Oswald.  In the Fall of 1958, she met her soon to be husband, Earl John Davis of Weatherly.  They married in June 1959.  Together, they had three sons, Earl Jr., Glenn and Scot.  Doreen faithfully supported her husband’s Navy career and simultaneously had a successful career as a property manager and real estate broker in South Carolina that spanned nearly twenty years.  She proudly served as an elected councilwoman in Goose Creek, South Carolina from 1978-1980.  In 2005 after fully retiring, Doreen and her husband returned to Pennsylvania where they found their dream home in the woods.  She was a proud member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Weatherly and she was active in the church at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Weatherly.  Doreen is survived by her first son, Earl C. Davis, Weatherly, her second son, Glenn (Amber) Davis, Fort Leavenworth, KS and her third son, Scot Davis, Charlotte, NC.  Also surviving is her sister, Katherine Heiney, her brother, Lawny (Linda) Oswald, brother-in-law George (Theresa) Davis, her sister-in-law Mary Davis Howard, her sister-in-law Betty Jane (Richard) Kunkle, her brother-in-law Robert (Allison) Davis, her one and only grandchild, Tiffany (Travis) Gilligan, numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.  She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her mother and father-in-law, George and Elva Davis, and a brother, Billy Oswald. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 211 First Street, Weatherly, 570-427-4231. A celebration of Doreen’s life will be held at 5 P.M. Tuesday at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 335 Third St., Weatherly.  Friends may call from 4 P.M. until the time of services.  There will be a private interment.  Memorials in Doreen’s name may be made to the church. Expressions of sympathy or a fond memory of Doreen may be expressed by visiting www.griffithsfuneral homes.com