Della Dodd Davis

ASHEVILLE—Della Dodd Davis, age 86, of Asheville, died Monday, April 15, 2013. Mrs. Davis was born May 22, 1926. A native of Barnardsville, she was a resident of Yancey County for most of her life and lived in Buncombe County for the last 30 years. She was a member of Richland Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pinkney E. and Ethel Riddle Dodd; husband, Howard William Davis who died in 1955; daughter, Mary Ann McMinn; son, Billy Davis; and sisters, Maddie Lou Atkins and Ada Brigman. Surviving are her daughters, Sharon Ponder and husband Nelson and Carolyn Hollifield and husband Boyce, all of Weaverville; son, Ronnie Davis of Weaverville; son-in-law, Jim McMinn of Candler; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville, with Rev. Nelson Ponder officiating. Burial will be in Ledford-Atkins Cemetery, Pensacola, N.C. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Nelson Ponder, 6 Anna Glenn Lane, Weaverville, NC 28787. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to John F. Keever Solace Center, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. For those who desire, condolences may be offered to the family under Mrs. Davis' obituary at www.WestFamilyFuneralServices.com.