Phyllis Rae Davis

Phyllis was a librarian for the City of Beaverton from 1946 until 2002. She spent her time as both a volunteer and paid librarian. She had many friends within the library who loved and cared about her and will be deeply missed within the community.

Phyllis and her husband, Ray C. Davis, married in 1938 and moved to Beaverton in 1943. In their years together they were avid hikers and mountain climbers and loved the nature that Oregon provides. They worked together as a team through the years to do what they could to better the nature of the mountains and trails that called to them. They were long time Mazama members and also active in Nature Conservancy. With that interest in mind, they were part of a small team of volunteers that helped to purchase and save Cascade Head. They then donated that land to the Nature Conservancy, which had been a ranch and overlooked the ocean just north of Lincoln City. If not for the dedication that they and others gave, that precious site would now be covered in expensive homes and not available to the flora and fauna and people who love and respect what a special place it is.

“Mom and Dad were a team all their 63 years together and I hope they are in heaven, finding new trails to hike.” - Judy Hobday, Phyllis’s Daughter

Phyllis is preceded in death by her parents, Karl and Zula Wildman, her sister Barbara York and her husband Ray Davis. Phyllis is survived by her two children, Judy M. Hobday and Ralph W. Davis, six grandchildren; Christine, Janet, Karl, Talia, Karri-Anne, and Lotus, twelve great grandchildren, eighteen great-great grandchildren, and two great-great-great grandchildren.