Shirley Davis

(From Ulmer Funeral Home)

Shirley Jean (Mallory) Davis passed away peacefully on the afternoon of September 25, 2026, at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage, Mo. Shirley was born July 25, 1937, in Everton Missouri, to Willie Elvis Mallory and Eunice Jones Mallory. 

Shirley married Harry E. Davis on August 29, 1958. Together, they had three children: Marjorie Davis, Kathryn Davis-Harris, and Charles Davis. Shirley graduated from Everton High school in 1955 and cosmetology school in 1971. She owned and operated Shirley’s Beauty Salon in Carthage, Missouri. Shirley loved Jesus with all her heart. She was an active member of Carthage First Church of the Nazarene, where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir. She enjoyed knitting, quilting, traveling, and ice cream. She also enjoyed spending time with her family. 

Shirley is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Harris; her son, Charles Davis and wife, Karen; six grandchildren, Courtney Harris, Rachele Harris, Aaron Harris and wife, Megan, Mikaela Harris, Justin Davis and wife, Erin, and Payton Davis and wife, Sydney; and five great-grandchildren, Waylon, Sutton, Grayson, Tucker, and Baylor and many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry E. Davis; her daughter, Margie Davis; her son-in-law, Philip Harris; and siblings Ruby Mallory, Ira Mallory, Maxine Waggoner, Helen Sipes, Vencil Lee Mallory, Jackie Mallory, Phillip Mallory, a special nephew Doug Mallory, 

Visitation will be held Thursday, October 1, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Ulmer Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be held at Carthage First Church of the Nazarene on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with a burial service following at Dudman Springs Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Carthage First Church of the Nazarene for teen youth camp. 

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
Psalm 23:6 

Condolences may be made at www.ulmerfh.com. 

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Ulmer Funeral Home.