BRODHEAD/MESA, Ariz. – Jeannette Fay Peterson Davis, 79, formerly of Brodhead, passed away at her home in Mesa, AZ, on June 7, 2018.

Jeannette was born June 3, 1939 in Wiota, Wis. to Sanford and Mary (Shelton) Peterson.

She worked as a beautician before she married Ray E. Davis on September 27, 1959 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. Ray passed away in 1996. She also worked for a time at Shopko and Swiss Colony in Wisconsin.

Jeannette loved to garden and sit in the sunshine. She enjoyed watching football, NASCAR racing, and cooking shows—especially the Pioneer Woman.

She is survived by her older sister Evonne (Jerry) Montefelt, Juda, her younger brother Larry (Carmen) Peterson, and her four children: Debora (Randy) Barney, David (Susan) Davis, Dale (Nancy) Davis, and Michael Davis. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, WI. Burial will be in Moores Cemetery, rural Brodhead. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.