Creva Stumpp Davis

Creva Stumpp Davis passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Lindon, Utah at the home of her daughter.  She was 91 years old.  Creva was born in Star Valley, Wyoming on July 10. 1925 to Jeanette Tippets and William Stumpp.  She came to Ogden during World War II and graduated from Ogden High School in 1943.  She supported herself by working at the DDO, Bob’s Barbecue, Barrel Drive Inn, and later Sherwin Williams and Crown Body Shop.     

She met Vaughn Davis and fell in love.  She went back to Cape Code, Massachusetts where he was stationed in the Naval Air Corps and married him on June 1, 1945.  They lived there for one year and then returned to Ogden where she lived the rest of her life.  They have three daughters: Carolyn (Rick) Gibson of Taylorsville, Marilyn (Blaine) Thornock of West Haven, and Suzanne (Bill) Kirby of Lindon.  They have 12 grandchildren, 9 step-grandchildren, 51 great grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren. 

She was an active member of the LDS church which she loved and revered. She was so kind and loving to everyone that she met.  She was never judgmental and always accepted everyone for who they were.   She was a friend to all she met.  She served in the Sunday school, MIA, Relief Society and Primary.  She was an avid cook, seamstress, and homemaker. 

She came from a large family of 14 children.  Surviving siblings are:  Steve (Frankie) Stumpp, Evanston; Kay Shurtleff, Ogden; Becky (Jim) Clatterbuck, Washington Terrace; Gloria (Jack) Miller, Ogden; and JoAnne (Mel) Bragg, Ogden. 

She is preceded in death by her husband, Vaughn; two sons-in-law, Glen Weston and Lynn Barth. She is also preceded by her siblings: Ida Stumpp, Dwayne Stumpp, Alma Stumpp, LaWana Croxford, Leah Housekeeper, Dick Stumpp, Bob Stumpp, and Ruth Blackmer.

A special thanks for First Choice Hospice Company and Crestwood Rehab Center.   

Family and friends may gather for a viewing on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 from 6 to 8 pm at Aaron's Funeral Home , 496 24th Street, Ogden, Utah.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11 am with a viewing from 9:30 to 10:30am prior to the funeral at Aaron's Funeral Home.  Interment will be at Aultorest Memorial Park, 836 36th St, Ogden, Utah.