She was best known for working at Elmer's Drive-In for many years as a car hop.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Essie "Jewel" Lingo; sons, Ira Davis, David James Davis; husband, Mason Myers; brothers, Elton Lingo, Lawrence "Cotton" Lingo, John Wesley Lingo; sisters, Hazel Nesbitt, Ethel LeBeouf, Vivian Lembo; son-in-law, Jerry Cockerham.
Edith is survived by her daughter, Mona Davis Cockerham; sons, Ramon Eugene Davis, Jr., Ramsey "Billy" Davis and wife, Tammy, all of Orange; daughter-in-law, Debra Richardson of San Antonio; brothers, Vernon Lingo, David Lingo and wife, Angie, all of Orange; sister, Charlotte Tournear of Orange; brother-in-law, Jim Nesbitt of Brazoria. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held on Friday, February 28, 2014 from 5 pm until 9 pm at Dorman Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 12 noon at Davis Cemetery in Bonwier, TX, with a gathering of family and friends prior to the service at 10:30 am at the funeral home.
Honoring Edith as pallbearers will be David Lingo, Gaylan Belair, David Foreman, Larry Granger Jr., James Mitchell and Vernon Lingo. Honorary pallbearers are Eugene Davis and Billy Davis.
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Ramon E (Edith) Davis; Occupation: Maintenance Man, City Park & Recreation Dept.; house 419 E Curtis. Orange, Texas, City Directory, 1960
She was best known for working at Elmer's Drive-In for many years as a car hop.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Essie "Jewel" Lingo; sons, Ira Davis, David James Davis; husband, Mason Myers; brothers, Elton Lingo, Lawrence "Cotton" Lingo, John Wesley Lingo; sisters, Hazel Nesbitt, Ethel LeBeouf, Vivian Lembo; son-in-law, Jerry Cockerham.
Edith is survived by her daughter, Mona Davis Cockerham; sons, Ramon Eugene Davis, Jr., Ramsey "Billy" Davis and wife, Tammy, all of Orange; daughter-in-law, Debra Richardson of San Antonio; brothers, Vernon Lingo, David Lingo and wife, Angie, all of Orange; sister, Charlotte Tournear of Orange; brother-in-law, Jim Nesbitt of Brazoria. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held on Friday, February 28, 2014 from 5 pm until 9 pm at Dorman Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 12 noon at Davis Cemetery in Bonwier, TX, with a gathering of family and friends prior to the service at 10:30 am at the funeral home.
Honoring Edith as pallbearers will be David Lingo, Gaylan Belair, David Foreman, Larry Granger Jr., James Mitchell and Vernon Lingo. Honorary pallbearers are Eugene Davis and Billy Davis.
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Ramon E (Edith) Davis; Occupation: Maintenance Man, City Park & Recreation Dept.; house 419 E Curtis. Orange, Texas, City Directory, 1960
Inscription
In Memory of
Edith Lingo Myers
Nov. 30, 1941
Feb. 24, 2014
Dorman Funeral Home
Orange, Texas
Gravesite Details
No permanent stone on Feb 20 2016, grave behind her sister, Hazel (Lingo) Nesbitt.
Family Members
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Vivian Ruth Lingo Lembo
1929–2014
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Vernon Ray Lingo
1932–2015
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Lawrence Filmore "Cotton" Lingo Jr
1936–1965
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Robert Elton Lingo
1937–1994
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Ethel Fay Lingo LeBeouf
1939–2009
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Carl "David" Lingo
1943–2020
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Hazel Pearl Lingo Nesbitt
1944–2006
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John Wesley Lingo
1945–1945
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Charlotte Jean Lingo Tournear
1950–2015