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Brenda E. Davis

1949 - 2021

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Brenda E. Davis,  71, of Memphis Tenn. died Sunday August 8, 2021.  Brenda was born on November 20, 1949 in and raised in McKenzie, Tenn.

 Brenda was a high school basketball player for McKenzie High School and graduated in 1967.  Brenda attended Lambuth College in Jackson and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1971. 

She relocated to Memphis and worked for Dr. Edward P. Caldwell for 27 years then moved to Memphis OBGYN and worked there until her retirement in 2017. 

Brenda nurtured many patients and shared her great personality with many coworkers over the years.  Brenda met Johnny Davis formerly of Paris, Tenn. and they married in 1977.  They had four boys.

 Brenda and Johnny were married 44 years.  Brenda was a member of the Underwood Methodist Church in Memphis, she loved animals, sports, water sports, the ocean, and watching movies with the family.  Brenda was also an excellent cook and loved cooking for her beloved family.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Dottie Norris, stepmother, Reva Ellis, brother, Tommy Ellis, sister, Ruth Ann Ellis, step-sister, Susie Motheral,  son, Jason Davis, and daughter-in-law, Megan Davis. 

Brenda is survived by her husband, Johnny, sons, Robert and Justin Davis, her father, Garland, stepmother, Beverly Ellis, and her grandchildren, Ellis, McKenna, and Hollis Davis. 
Funeral services for Brenda are Saturday August 14, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. at Brummitt-McKenzie Funeral Home with Reverend Jeff Calhoun of the First United Methodist Church of Hopkinsville Kentucky officiating. Burial to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Brummitt-McKenzie Funeral Home starting at 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.