As the years pass, every family tree has its gains and losses. Recently, our family tree has experienced both.
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As I sit here this morning mourning the loss of my aunt, Shirley Eudy Davis, many childhood memories come runing back. Memories of spending the night at her home, exploring the woods with my cousins, of her gracious parents, the Eudys, who lived next door, playing with a dog named Trixie, her repairing my hair when I had gotten a bad perm.
Aunt Shirley was a gifted hairdresser and crafter. She was quiet-natured, sweet and thoughtful. She will be greatly missed.
Born November 15, 1937, Shirley Elaine Davis was the only daughter of Horace Vaughn Eudy and Florence Marie Vanhoy. She grew up in Albemarle, or just outside of it.
| Name: | Shirley Eudy | ||||||||
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| Age: | 2 | ||||||||
| Estimated Birth Year: | abt 1938 | ||||||||
| Gender: | Female | ||||||||
| Race: | White | ||||||||
| Birthplace: | North Carolina | ||||||||
| Marital Status: | Single | ||||||||
| Relation to Head of House: | Daughter | ||||||||
| Home in 1940: | West and North Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Map of Home in 1940: | View Map | ||||||||
| Street: | Old Charlotte Road | ||||||||
| House Number: | 933 | ||||||||
| Sheet Number: | 2A | ||||||||
| Attended School or College: | No | ||||||||
| Highest Grade Completed: | None | ||||||||
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On June 16, 1956, she married Walter Kenneth Davis, son of Lewis Theodore Davis and Maude Mauldin Davis.
| Name: | Shirley Elaine Eudy |
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| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | White |
| Age: | 18 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1938 |
| Marriage Date: | 16 Jun 1956 |
| Marriage Place: | Stanly, North Carolina, USA |
| Father: | Horace V Eudy |
| Mother: | Florence Marie Vanhoy Eudy |
| Spouse: | Walter Kenneth Davis |
| Spouse Gender: | Male |
| Spouse Race: | White |
| Spouse Age: | 20 |
| Spouse Father: | Lewis T Davis |
| Spouse Mother: | Maude M Mauldin Davis |
| Event Type: | Marriage |
Kent and Shirley would become the parents of 2 daughters and a son between 1959 and 1963.
When she passed on April 19, 2018, she was survived by the three children, 6 Grandchildren, 6 Great Grandchildren and 3 step-grandchildren.
Heaven has gained another angel.