Marilyn "Jane" Davis, 65, went to be with her Lord after a year-long battle with lung cancer, Nov. 4, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.

She was born June 19, 1942, in Great Bend, the daughter of George Jr. and Ruth Huddleston Murdy. She lived in Hoisington until she graduated from Hoisington High School in 1960, then attended Colorado Women's College in Denver, Colo. She resided in Texas for 10 years before returning to Hoisington in 1972. She and her husband lived there until the Hoisington tornado in 2001. They then moved to Hutchinson.

She was the business manager and co-owner of Murdy Motors, the Ford Dealership, in Hoisington, for 15 years with her husband. Later she worked in the Human Resources Dept. with Fuller Brush in Great Bend for eight years

She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, & P.E.O., Chapter D, both of Hutchinson.

She married E. H. "Dave" Davis in Houston, Texas, on May 23, 1962. He survives.

Other survivors include: a son, Rusty Davis, and wife, Sheri, Syracuse, Utah; three daughters, Missy Ricken and husband, Doug, Las Animas, Colo., Jennifer Brungardt and husband, Russell, Allen, Texas, and Dana Dreher and husband, Rob, Hutchinson; a sister, Judy Weinacht, Longmont, Colo.; eight grandchildren, Amanda Long, Kyle and Kayla Davis, Alisa Ricken, Riley and Dawson Dreher, John and Victoria Brungardt; two great-grandchildren; and several cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Andrew Ricken.

Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Faith United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Faith United Methodist Church or the Hutchinson Area Cancer Support Services - a division of Victory in the Valley, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.