Joan Yvonne Davis

Joan was known for her gentle spirit, infectious sweet nature, and unwavering love for her family. She was a homemaker who loved to cook and made the best homemade noodles and chocolate chip cookies. She met her husband and best friend, Noal “Tex” Davis, in 1980, and they have been inseparable ever since. Prior to meeting Tex, Joan had been widowed after eighteen years of marriage to her first husband and father of her two children.

Joan and Tex traveled all over the country, and parts of Canada, in their R.V. visiting and exploring as many National Parks as they could until Tex’s retirement in 2013. She and Tex were members of Faith Community Church for 42 years. Joan’s faith and family were the closest and dearest to her heart.

Joan is preceded in death by her sisters, Norene Hillman, Reon Hayward, Jeane McVicker, and Polly Little; brothers, Bill Parrish, Thomas Parrish, and Gary Parrish; son-in-law, Lee Gunn; her parents; and her first husband. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Noal W. “Tex” Davis; son, Scott W. Prouty and wife Toni; daughter, Shana D. Gunn; and son, Wayne Davis and wife Connie; brother, Jimmy Parrish; grandchildren, Taron A. Deeds and husband Daylon, Chelsea M. Pharis and husband James, Tyler L. Braden and wife Brooke, Scott A. Prouty and wife Briana, Brandon Davis and wife Melissa, Chandler Davis, and Page Curry and husband Tim; and great-grandchildren, Braydon, Ethan, Shyann, and Ashlyn Deeds, Ryleigh and Rhett Pharis, Everly Braden, Selan and Noah Davis, Brigham, Riverson, Lochlan, and Tag Curry.

Funeral services for Joan will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home, 601 Hwy. 80, Haughton, LA, with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park, 8801 Mansfield Rd., Shreveport, LA.