Melba Davis

Mrs. Melba Hardy Davis, 95, of Clemmons, passed into the loving hands of her God and Savior on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Melba was born on June 10, 1923 in Winston-Salem as the first child of Myrtle Key Hardy and Garlie C. Hardy. She was educated in the Forsyth County School System and Winston-Salem Business College. In addition to her full-time job as a wife and mother, she also worked for the Winston-Salem Journal and the Washington Mills Corporation. She loved her Church, her family and her flowers. Melba was married to Gilbert T. Davis, Sr. for seventy years until his passing in 2009. They had four children: daughter Mona Jones (who preceded her in death) having two daughters, Ginger Bryan (Dolph) of Durham and Debbie Arnold (Andrew) of Greensboro; son Gilbert T. Davis, Jr. (Brenda) of Advance with two children, Jessica Dean (Joe) of Roswell, GA and Thomas Justin Davis of Winston-Salem; daughter Donna Keylon of Clemmons with one son, Michael Best of Copenhagen, Denmark; and daughter Rebecca Norman of Winston-Salem with one son, David Lee Norman (Heather) of Clemmons. She is also survived by eight precious great-grandchildren: Isabella Best, Sofia Best, Leilani Arnold, Makayla Arnold, Savannah Norman, Cady Dean, Carson Dean and Charlotte Dean; and her only sibling, sister Rachel Scott and her family living in Lawrenceville, GA. A service will be held 2:00 PM on Monday, April 29, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Clemmons, 3530 Clemmons Rd., with Rev. Don Harvey officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 1:45 PM at the church prior to the service. Entombment will be private for the family and will immediately follow the service at Westlawn Gardens of Memory Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Clemmons, 3530 Clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC 27012, earmarked for the quilting or the youth ministry. Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel is assisting the family.