Linda Lee (Williamson) Davis, 30 Sep 1946 - 28 Jan 2023

DAVIS, WILLIAMSON, BRINGMANN, SMITH, HAPPEL, NELSON, REYNOLDS, MEEKS, JOHNSON, ESSARY, CRISWELL, ROTH

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 2/7/2023 at 13:37:25

Linda L. Davis, 76, of Ladora passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on January 28, 2023, at Compass Memorial Hospital in Marengo, IA.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Smith Funeral Home in Victor from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with the family present from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Memorials may be designated to the Linda Davis Memorial Fund in c/o Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 485, Victor, IA 52347. Memories and condolences may be shared with Linda’s family online at www.smithfh.com.

Linda was born on September 30, 1946, to Ronald and Mable Williamson in Belle Plaine, IA, and grew up in Hartwick. She graduated from HLV High School with the class of 1964.

Linda and her first husband, LeRoy Bringmann, had two children Butch and LeAnn. They resided in Ladora.

She married her second husband, Bill Davis. They resided in Ladora.

Linda had worked many jobs including working for Benco Manufacturing in Belle Plaine. Linda enjoyed watching westerns, playing Bingo, country style dancing, crocheting, and visiting with friends and family on the computer or outside on the patio in the summer. Her love for horses began at a young age when she started her horse collection which continued throughout her life.

Linda is survived by her children, Butch (Renee) Bringmann, and LeAnn (Chris) Smith; her grandchildren, Samantha (Tyler) Happel, Amber (Grant) Nelson, Jacob (Mickey Reynolds) Bringmann, Josh (Amy) Meeks, and Aimee (Jerry Johnson) Smith, and Justin Smith; her great grandchildren, Malcom, Quinn and Colin Happel, Natalie, and Elisa Nelson, Jackson Meeks, and Danica Essary; and her sister-in-law, Elaine Williamson.

She is predeceased by her parents; husband, Bill Davis; her siblings, Everett Williamson, Donald Williamson, Irene Criswell, and Mary Ann Roth, and her beloved cat, Babe.

Published in The Gazette on January 31, 2023.