Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Lula O. (Walker) and H. Elmer Tidwell, was born November 28, 1925, at the family farm northwest of Alva, Oklahoma. After a lengthy illness, she passed away at her daughter Karen’s home in Farmington, New Mexico, on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at the age of 93 years, 6 months and 26 days.

She attended Farry High School and graduated class valedictorian in 1944. She then attended classes at Northwestern State College in Alva.

On July 15, 1944, she was united in marriage to Owen F. Davison. From this marriage three children were born, Karen, Delores and Kenneth.

She made her home in Alva until April 2013 when illness forced her to move to Farmington, New Mexico, to be close to her daughters.

Mary worked several jobs in Alva from TG&Y to Montgomery Ward, ending up working the last 28 years at Central National Bank.

Mary was a member of the First Christian Church and the VFW Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her son Kenneth; a granddaughter, Barbara Jean Nearn; her parents; her sisters and their spouses, Eva Powers (Herschel) and Hazel Adams; her brothers and their spouses, Clarence (Goldie), Harold (Joan) and Leonard; and her son-in-law, Bob Nearn.

She is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Karen and Bob Allen (of Farmington, New Mexico) and Delores Nearn (of Bloomfield, New Mexico); seven grandchildren and their spouses, Jerri and James Nall, Warren Corr, Claudia and Walter Beck, Troy Nusser, Kimberly and Will Montoya, Christopher Nearn and JoAnn Nearn; 11 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, a number of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

Memorial services for Mary E. Davison will be held in the Alva First Christian Church, July 9, 2019, at 10 a.m. with Rev Ron Pingelton officiating.