Geraldine "Gerry" Davis

Geraldine Davis, age 78 passed away Friday, January 19, 2012. She was born in Portsmouth, OH on March 16, 1933 to the late Nero and Ella Shepherd. Geraldine was a retired supervisor and associate of Lazarus Westland and Kohl’s department stores. She was affectionately known as Gerry. She was an avid gardener. She was very energetic and will be remembered by her family as being “forever young."

Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is

Only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save

The limit of our sight

She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Ralph E. Davis; her 3 children and 12 grandchildren which include, Deborah Davis Johnson and her husband, Jeffrey S. Johnson and their children, Brian, David (Christy), Robert (Cathy), Shane and Andrea, Andrew Davis and his daughter, Rachel, Christopher Davis and his children, Katie, Cody, Daylan, Billy, Hunter and Arianne; her 10 younger siblings, 6 brothers and 4 sisters. A Celebration of Gerry’s life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Gerry’s memory to The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, 300 West 10th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210. Arrangements entrusted to the

Schoedinger Northwest Chapel, 1740 Zollinger Rd., Columbus.