Submitted by: Dan Rich

Maxine Elizabeth Davis

July 4, 1920 - Oct. 18, 2008

South Bend Tribune 10-21-2008
GRANGER - Maxine Elizabeth "Mickey" Davis, 88, of Granger, passed away in her home at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2008, surrounded by family. Mickey was born on July 4, 1920, to the late Clarence and Esther (Schmitt) Ruffner. On March 30, 1946, she married Elmer "Bud" Neil Davis. Mickey was a member of Albright United Methodist Church, Mishawaka. She was a member of the Beiger Heritage Foundation and the Mishawaka Antique Club. She had two years of nurse's training at Memorial Hospital in South Bend and worked for a local pediatrician. Mickey also worked at Wyman's, Hudson's and Van De Walle Monuments. Maxine's ancestors were one of the first 16 settlers to settle in Mishawaka in the 1800s. She received a certificate from the Millennium Committee by the honorable Mayor Beutter in recognition of the Smith and Schmitt families who resided in the Mishawaka area from 1900-2000. Mickey is survived by her loving husband; four children, Janice (Bill) Shaw of South Bend, Jill Comfort of South Bend, Jackie Vogler of Mishawaka and Jody (Lucy) Davis of Granger; 10 grandchildren, Kimberly McCall, David (Melissa) Falkenau, Jennifer (Tommy) Laymon, Rebecca Dahlin, Angela Comfort, Alicia Comfort, Michael Vogler, Ann (David) Emmitt, Benjamin Davis and Nicole Davis. She also has eight great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and is also survived by a brother, Jack (Dorene) Ruffner of Mishawaka. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by a sister, Virginia Imbro.