Jeffery Allen Davis(1951-209)

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Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/4/2019 at 18:05:34

Jeffery A. Davis

Jeffery A. “Jeff” Davis, 68, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday Afternoon, December 3, 2019, at his home.

Friends and family may gather in remembrance of Jeff from 3 to 7 P.M. on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at THE TIMBER CENTER, 1005 EAST PLATT STREET, MAQUOKETA. A private family service will be held at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Jeffery Allen Davis was born on October 24, 1951 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Robert D. and Betty Laurine (Lange) Davis Sr. He was a 1969 graduate of Maquoketa High School. He then worked at Clinton Engines in Maquoketa from 1969 to 1971 and Caterpillar at Mt. Joy from 1972 to 1987. From 1989 until present he was the business owner and operator of the American Family Insurance Office in Maquoketa.

He married Becky Hurley on September 27, 1969 in Kirksville, Missouri and to this union four children were born: Kim, Brian, Sandra and Susannah. He later married Jennie Rae Brinkman on June 19, 2010 in Lost Nation, Iowa.

Jeff was a member of the Jackson County Beef Producers and a former Boy Scout Leader. He was a great storyteller who loved a good laugh. He enjoyed farming and combined for five straight days in November of this year. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, building houses, occasional gambling at the “boat” and wine trips/discovery tours.

Those left to honor Jeff’s memory include his wife, Jennie Davis of Maquoketa, IA; children, Kim (Jim) Ernst of Clinton, IA, Brian (Lawrence) Davis of Maquoketa, IA, Sandra (Alen) Kloos of Maquoketa, IA, and Susannah (fiancé Derrick Dirks) of Lost Nation, IA; bonus children, Bryce (fiancé Danika Sawyer) Perry of Lowden, IA, and Abigail (Eric Atwater) Perry of Davenport, IA; 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert (Judy) Davis Jr. of Sabula, IA, Thomas (Kathleen) Davis of Delmar, IA, Larry (Pam) Davis of Maquoketa, IA, and Boyd (Rhonda) Davis of Maquoketa, IA; and a sister, Kaye Miller of TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Monica Faye, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law Raymond and Laura Brinkman.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to the Jeffery A. “Jeff” Davis memorial fund.

The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family.

Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.