Marjorie Gwen Davis

May 30, 1921 - December 4, 2014

Marjorie Gwen Poulton Davis, age 93, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at her home in Highland, Utah after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Marjorie was born on May 30, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lawrence Albert Poulton and Elizabeth Myrtle Garbett Poulton. She was raised in Salt Lake City and graduated from East High School. She became an excellent stenographer and typist and used these skills as she worked for several years after high school. She also sang in and was president of the Symphony Singers choral group. Her love for music and singing continued throughout her life. Marjorie was a beautiful and vivacious young lady with sparkling brown eyes and a movie star smile. She had lots of suitors but quite liked a young man named Emmett Smith Davis who moved away to southern California where he joined the Army Air Corps. Their courtship was interrupted by World War II. Emmett was stationed at Wheeler Field when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He acquired the nickname of “Cyclone” because of his hot shot flying skills and served out the remainder of the war in the South Pacific. After the end of the war Cyclone returned to Salt Lake City to resume his courtship of Marjorie. They were married on January 23, 1946 and later sealed in the Los Angeles Temple. Marjorie began her life as an air force pilot’s wife by moving to Florida. There she had her first two children and subsequently moved to North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, New Mexico, Virginia again and then to Great Britain, where she had her third and last child. As a high ranking officer’s wife, Marjorie was faced with many opportunities and responsibilities. She comforted grieving widows; she met royalty, and even danced with the rich and famous. Happy to finally return to the U.S. after three years, she convinced Cyclone to retire from the Air Force so that they could sink some roots. They moved to Southern California, first to Palos Verdes Peninsula and later to Westlake Village. Marjorie was a faithful member of the LDS Church. She had many callings and especially loved serving as a Young Women’s leader, and in several Relief Society Presidencies. She and Cyclone served as temple workers at the Los Angeles Temple for several years. Her greatest triumph and joy was being an amazing wife and mother. She ensured that her three children had secure and happy childhoods. Marjorie survived cancer twice and, after she had breast cancer in her early eighties, Cyclone fulfilled a lifelong promise to bring her back to her beloved Utah. So in their mid-80s, they moved back to Utah where they built a house in Highland with her oldest daughter. Just a few months after moving in, Marjorie developed Alzheimer’s and she required 24 hour care for the next 7 years. That care was provided lovingly in her home by her son and two daughters with help from several caregivers at BrightStar Mountainside Healthcare and the kind and loving Melissa. She also received care from Valeo Home Health and Hospice, especially Tom and Amber. Until the end of her life, Marjorie battled Alzheimer’s. She remained cognizant of her family and loved having them around her. She often shared her sweet smile and appreciation for all that was done for her. Marjorie frequently said that she was grateful for her happy life. Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved brother, Orin John (Bob) Poulton and his wife June, her granddaughter, Jennifer Danica Richards as well as many much loved cousins, aunts and uncles. She is survived by her adoring husband, Emmett Smith (Cyclone) Davis, her devoted children, Dr. John Tucker Davis, Pamela Lyn Mull (Gary), Kimberlee Davis Richards (Bob). She was especially close to the children of her only sibling, nephews Robert Poulton (Diana), James Poulton (Donna), and niece Georgina Putnam. She has seven grandchildren: Brandon Lee Mull (Mary), Summer Elizabeth Mull, Bryson John Mull (Cherie), Tiffany Gwen Mull, Ty Davis Mull, Christie Ann Jensen (Dallas), and Britnie Diane Richards; and eleven great grandchildren: Sadie Marjorie Mull, Chase Lee Mull, Rosalyn Mull, Calvin Emmett Mull, Davis Bryson Mull, Lila Tamara Mull, and Breck Cameron Mull (born this August and he lit up her world with his adorable baby face and smiles), Tayvin Jensen, Madden Jensen, Makenzie Jensen, and Archie Jensen. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 12:30 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Highland West Stake Center - 11605 N. 6000 West, Highland, UT. Interment will follow the funeral service at the Highland Cemetery – 6300 W. 11000 North (Timpanogos Hwy., SR 92), Highland, UT. There will be a viewing Friday Evening, December 12, 2014, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Highland West Stake Center and also Saturday Morning, December 13, 2014, from 11 a.m. to noon before the service. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.