Iona Kingdon Davis Obituary (1923

Iona Kingdon Davis, 99, of Green Valley, Arizona passed away on December 13, 2022, at her home in Blue Springs, Missouri. She was born in her grandparents', Charles and Lizzy Brown, home in El Paso, Illinois on February 27, 1923. Iona graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in 1944, with a BA in business and was a Sigma Kappa Eta. After graduation she became a Stewardess for Trans World Airlines from 1944-1949 when she married Roy Spangler Davis on January 6, 1949, in Bloomington, Illinois. They were together 49 years. Iona is preceded in death by her husband Roy (d.1998), father Cassell C. Kingdon, mother Mabel Brown Kingdon, and sister Beth Kingdon Folkers (d.2021). She is survived by her daughter Claudia Jane Boeck (Albert III), son Scott Lee Davis (Tina), niece Beth Kaye Lewis (Martin), nephew Milan "Bud" Folkers II (Gladys), grandnephew Milan "Trey" Folkers III (Kelly), grand niece Kim Folkers (Sean), grand niece Michelle Cota (Steve), grand nephew Derek Lewis (Clare) and grand nephew Kevin Lewis (Kelly). Iona will be interred at Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, Illinois with her husband, parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. Her immediate family will celebrate at a private service. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso, Illinois is assisting the family with services. The family wishes to thank Cedarhurst Memory Care (Blue Springs, Missouri) and Ascend Hospice for their loving care of Iona. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the charity of your choice.