Jo L. Davis

Jo Leta Davis, 94, of Valley Mills, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, from 6-8 PM at OakCrest Funeral Home in Waco. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 10:30 AM in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Craig Klempnauer officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco.

Jo was born in Aquilla, TX, to Joe Bailey Lee and Letha Myrtle (Glenn) Lee. She married Billy Davis in Waco on September 24, 1955. She was a member of Park Lake Baptist Church.

Jo was primarily a homemaker, focusing on caring for her family—a role she embraced with devotion and grace. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and more. Known for her talents in the kitchen and at the sewing machine, she was an excellent cook and an accomplished seamstress. She also loved reading and doing crossword puzzles. Some of her happiest moments were spent around the table with family and friends, playing marbles for hours on end.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Billy Davis; her son, Ron Burns; her brothers, Raymond Lee and Jack (J.B.) Lee; and her sisters, Dorothy Penoyer and Jan Greene.

Jo Leta is survived by her daughter, Peggy Sunday of Frisco; her son, Randy Davis and wife Diann of Valley Mills; and her sister, Wanda Cox of West. She is also survived by her cherished granddaughters: Tammy Chancey, Sabrina Fuentes, Kim Ayers, Jayme Davis, Tina Diaz, Felicia Thomas, and Kristi Trammell. Her legacy continues through numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of The Delaney at Lake Waco for their outstanding care over the past two years, and to the team at AccentCare Hospice for the compassion and support they provided in Jo Leta’s final days.