Mary Davis Willingham

She was born October 1st, 1943 to the late Arthur and Grace Davis in Jacksonville, FL. Mary attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL. Mary and Ken were married on April 27th, 1962. Their union was blessed with three children. As a native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville FL, she worked as a Supervisor at Crowley Maritime until she retired with her husband Kenneth E. Willingham (July 3rd 1937-October 1st 2001). As a Mother, Sister, Grandmother (known fondly as “Nana”) and Dear Friend, she will be greatly missed. She had a host of friends she truly enjoyed visiting with, one of her favorite past times was going out for lunch meeting up with her many friends such as best friend Nancy Fleming, or her cousin Sandra Moylan to name just a couple.

Mary is survived by one son: Kenneth E. Willingham II, two daughters: Michelle (Eric) Strange, Kimberly (Richard) Cooney, all of Jacksonville, brother: Jim (Pat) Davis of Henderson, Texas, grandchildren: Melissa Jordan, Meredith (Jacob) LeBrun, Spencer Cooney, Madilyn Willingham and Jessica (Keion) Anderson all of Jacksonville, two great-grandchildren: Iris and Isaac Anderson. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. and funeral services will follow at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, July 23rd, at Hardage-Giddens Mandarin, 11801 San Jose Blvd. Eric Strange will officiate. Please leave a message for the family or share your favorite memory of Mary.