BETTY L (ROBINS) DAVIS Obituary (1945

Betty L Davis, 69, passed away September 3, 2014 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby Montana after a two year battle with lung cancer. Betty was born on July 7, 1945 Fairview, Montana to Isaac Clarence and Ruth Margaret (Baxter) Robins. She was the second of nine children. When she was fifteen years old the family moved to Troy, Montana where she later met and married Charlie Davis in 1963, beginning a marriage that lasted more than 51 years. They had two children, Teri and Kelly. Betty loved to bowl and spent several years bowling on leagues in Troy. She to crochet and put jigsaw puzzles together and worked as a bartender in several bars in Troy and Libby. Her last job was working as a housekeeper at the Libby Care Center for 11 years until she retired. She enjoyed visiting with the care center residents as she cleaned their rooms. Her greatest joy was spending time with her three granddaughters. She loved kids and babies. She was always playfully teased about her famous name because of the song, "Betty Davis Eyes". Betty was preceded in death by her son Kelly Gene Davis; her parents; and brothers, Larry and Dellas Robins. Survivors include her husband, Charlie Davis, Troy; daughter, Teri (Davis) Benefield, Libby; granddaughters, Kelsi Benefield, Libby; Holly Benefield, Auburn, Washington; and Brianna Benefield, Libby; great granddaughter, Lynn Bush, Libby and was waiting for her second great granddaughter, Emma Williams, who is due in November in Auburn, Washington; brothers Orville, Lester, Darvin, and Dennis Robins; sisters Sally Gillette, and Edna Neely; and several nieces and nephews. A public viewing will be held from 1:00-8:00 pm Friday, August 12, 2014 at Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home in Libby. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.schnackenbergfh.com.