Brenda Elaine Davis

OXFORD: Brenda Elaine Davis, age 66, died Monday evening at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the Kathleen Hite Davis and the late Lawrence Edward Davis. Brenda was a member of Amis Chapel Baptist Church and had been employed by Granville Medical Center and John Umstead. Brenda also loved going to the beach. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Amis Chapel Baptist Church by Reverend Terry Howard. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Surviving in addition to her mother; a daughter, Benji Laine Blackwell of Oxford; a son, Benjamin Blackwell of Raleigh; two sisters, Mildred Cash of Oxford, and Kathy Bowen of Virgilina, VA. She is also survived by a grandson, Patrick Kenneth Blackwell. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Amis Chapel Benevolence Fund, c/o Gerald Rene Frazier, 1558 Walter Hite Road, Oxford, NC 27565 or the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615. The Davis family is being assisted by Gentry-Newell -Vaughan Funeral Home. For online condolences, go to gentrynewell.wpengine.com and select obituaries.