Barbara Fay Davis, 81, passed away on June 21, 2020 in the comfort of her home following a lengthy illness surrounded by her four children. Born on December 4, 1938 in Raleigh; she was the daughter of the late Walter B. Jones and Rebecca Langston Jones and wife of the late Bobby Lawrence Davis.
She graduated from Broughton High School and went on to raise a family of four children with her husband, Bobby. Together they ran businesses alongside each other, including Bob’s Grill, Davis Family BBQ, Bobby Davis Septic Tank Service, presently run by their son Bobby.
She loved her family, cooking fresh food raised on the farm, making homemade biscuits and fried cornbread, working in her flowers, telling a good joke, doing puzzles and going to yard sales.
Mama Fay is survived by her children: Rebecca Susan Paulson husband Randy Paulson of Morrisville, NC; Duryonna Lyn Giles husband Daryl Giles of Dripping Springs, TX; Bobby Lawrence Davis Jr wife Christy Davis of Morrisville, NC and Kevin Clyde Davis wife Jana Davis of Apex, NC. Grandchildren: Daryl Giles Jr, Darcy Giles, Santina Houser, Dalton Davis, Sydney Davis and Ava Davis. Siblings: Martha Miuccio and Tommy Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three grandchildren, one sister and three brothers.
Family will receive friends on Saturday, June 27th from 10-11 am at Mitchell Funeral Home, with services at 11 am in the funeral home chapel. Due to gathering restrictions and safety concerns, the service will stream live on the Facebook page of Mitchell Funeral Home at Raleigh Memorial Park beginning at 11 am so all can attend, even virtually. Graveside services will follow at Butts Family Cemetery in Morrisville.
