Carol W. Davis (1939-2021)

DAVIS, WAGGONER, READ, SKIPPER, DAVIS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 6/24/2021 at 19:55:39

Carol W. "Cee" Davis, 82, of Maquoketa, Iowa, and formerly of Bradenton, Florida, died on Wednesday morning, June 23, 2021, at her home.

A celebration of her life will be held at 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held from 12:30 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. prior to the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa, Iowa.

Carol Waggoner was born on May 21, 1939 in Louisville, Kentucky to James, Jr. and Retta (Read) Waggoner. She was an only child. She married Charles W. Skipper, Jr. and two children were born to this union. James Daniel Skipper and Loretta Jane "Lori" Skipper. They divorced in 1973. She married Ken Davis on August 27, 1988 in Bradenton, Florida. Carol and Ken retired to Maquoketa in November of 1992, following his early retirement.

Carol was the co-owner of Skipper's Plumbing and Heating in Eagle River, Wisconsin until 1973. Following her divorce, she returned to Florida with her children. Her remaining years of employment were in banking Secretarial/Administrative positions in Florida.

Carol was a member of the United Church of Christ in Maquoketa and was very active in the church. She also was a volunteer for the DV/SA Resource Center in Maquoketa. In earlier years, she taught Sunday school and sang in the church choir. She was very involved in Cub Scouts and Campfire Girls.

She enjoyed all kinds of music, especially Jazz. She always enjoyed writing poems and essays. Photography was also a lifelong interest, especially sunsets. She always loved the beach living in Florida. Carol was welcomed into Ken's large family and loved them as her own.

Carol is survived by her daughter Lori (Harold "Gutsch") Gutscher of Jacksonville, FL; former daughter-in-law, Karen Skipper (Bill) Peidlow of Silver Springs, FL; a granddaughter, Kimberly of Ocala, FL; great-grandchildren, Johnny and Kiera Underwood of Ocala, FL; Ken's children, Linda (Jim) Bailey Clinton, IA, and Michael (Tracy) Davis of Carson City, NV; daughter-in-law Jill Davis of Maquoketa, IA; Ken's grandchildren Scott Bailey and Nicholle Hardy; great-grandchildren Nicholas, Nate, and Kooper Bailey, Joseph and Bella Hardy; sister-in-law Joyce Timmins of North Port, FL; and many special nieces and nephews she loved as her own. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Ken, her parents, her son James Daniel Skipper, Ken's son Gary Davis, 2 brothers-in-law, and 2 sisters-in-law.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Carol W. "Cee" Davis memorial fund has been established.

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