Obituary of Shirley Ann Davis

Shirley Ann Davis, 77, of Bailey Street, Brooklyn, CT, died Sunday at the WW Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT. Beloved wife of Richard O. Davis, they were married May 3, 1955 in St. James Church in Danielson. She was born December 17, 1935 in Killingly, CT, daughter of the late Alphonse and Margery (Thompson) Bolduc. She had made her home in the Brooklyn area most of her life. She had worked as a secretary at Glass Container and Idle Wild Farms, she also worked with her family at Crosby Flowers. She worked with her husband operating S and R Gardens in Brooklyn for over 20 years, retiring in 2012. She was a very talented and gifted gardener and artist and had a great love for her flower gardens and her pastel, oil and watercolor painting. She leaves her husband Richard, children: Gary Davis and his wife Linda of Chocowinity, NC; Debra Sullivan and her husband Jerry of Brooklyn; Dianne Berube and her husband Larry of Danielson; Robert Davis and his wife Madeleine of Brooklyn, ten grandchildren; five great grandchildren; her brothers and sisters Barbara Poitras of Danielson, Nancy Delpesco of Florida and Rick Bolduc of Florida and several nieces and nephews. A Graveside Service will be Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Westfield Cemetery, North Street, Danielson, CT. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Onocolgy Department c/o WW Backus Hospital, 326Washington Street, Norwich, CT 06360. Arrangements by Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds Street, Danielson, CT. To share a memory with her family, "Light a Candle" at www.gagnonandcostellofh.com