Obituaries : Ethelyn "Mozelle" Davis

Ethelyn "Mozelle" Davis, 98, passed away August 22, 2023, near her family, in Mercer Island, WA. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home, Vinton. Officiant will be Rev. Roger Grandia from Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids. Inurnment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.Mozelle was born October 11, 1924, in Pike, TX, the daughter of Merrell and Minnie (Freeman) Curtis. In her youth, she loved playing basketball and baseball with her older brother, Marvin. In 1941, she graduated from high school in Leonard, TX. Following graduation, Mozelle attended business school in Dallas and went on to work for the Maytag Corporation.After the war, Mozelle visited her uncle and aunt, Roy and Trudy Cameron, in Vinton. While at a picnic, she met Marine Corp veteran, Ivan Davis, Jr, fell in love, and married him on May 21, 1949, at the Methodist Church in Pike, TX. Mozelle and Ivan lived in Vinton where Ivan, his brother, Burt, and brother-in-law, Roger Albert operated the Davis Implement Company. Mozelle managed the household raising three children, Judy, Steven, and Alan. In 1989, the couple moved to Cedar Rapids. After Ivan's death in 2005, Mozelle lived at Meth-Wick in Cedar Rapids until relocating in 2016 to Mercer Island, WA, to be closer to Alan and his family.Mozelle was active in Class in Literature, P.E.O., the Vinton Presbyterian Church and the Vinton Lutheran Home Auxiliary.Mozelle is survived by her daughter, Judy (Tom) Baumgard; son, Alan Davis; and granddaughters, Lauren and Julia.She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan; son, Steven; grandson, Mark Baumgard; and brother, Marvin Curtis.Online condolences for the family may be left at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.