Rita J. Davis, age 87 of Lecanto, FL and formerly of Clearwater, FL, passed away while under the care of Vitas Healthcare Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lecanto on December 12, 2018. Rita was born on June 6, 1931 in Berlin, N.H. to the late Leo and Sarah (Gilbert) Piper.
She made Florida her home in 1955 after relocating from New Hampshire. Rita was a homemaker throughout her lifetime and a member of the Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Hernando, FL. She was married to John B. Davis for 29 years until his passing in December of 1989. Rita loved spending time with her family and was a recent recipient of an achievement award from the Independent Living Program for the Lighthouse for the Blind.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son Mark Davis and wife Tammy Lynn of Floral City, FL; daughter, Sally Craig of Dunnellon, FL; grandson, David Davis and wife Megan of Floral City, FL; granddaughter, Sarah Coker and her husband Clinton of Citrus Springs. FL; three great grandchildren: Kyndell Davis, Landon Coker, Harper Coker; and brother, John Piper of Palm Harbor, FL.
No funeral services are planned at this time, however Rita’s family plans to honor her life at a later date. Memorial donations may be made in Rita’s memory to The Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind, Inc., 6492 California Street, Brooksville, FL 34604. Cremation care provided by the Chas E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, FL.
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