Catherine was born on March 21, 1930 to Theodore Elmer and Theo Mae Norcross in Boston, MA.
In 1963, she met Gus Burl Davis, who served in the Navy for 20+ years and they wed in 1964 and moved to Pensacola, FL. Catherine had four children from a previous marriage, Susan Marie Irwin, James Theodore Milburn, Michael James Milburn and Kathleen Mae Nagy. She spent the majority of her life as a housewife around the New England states, Florida and Arkansas.
After retiring around 1992, Catherine spent her time canning from their garden, making quilt tops, working on word search books and crossword puzzles and spending weekends at their lake house in Heber Springs, AR where they shared evenings cooking out with their friends. She also loved traveling up north to spend time with her family. Her favorite times were when her kids came home and she would prepare each of their favorite foods.
Catherine is preceded in death by her husband, Gus B. Davis, parents Theodore E. and Theo Mae Norcross, two brothers, Ted and Bill, four sisters, Josephine, Mary, Barbara and Frances.
She is survived by her four children, Susan Irwin, James Milburn, Michael Milburn and Kathleen Nagy; two grandchildren, James Michael Milburn and Kristi Wilson and grandchildren, Gage Wilson and Abbigail Wilson; her brother John Norcross and wife Esther and sister Helena Norcross.
Condolences may be offered online at www.carothersfuneralhomegastonia.com.
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