Lois Davis Cale
November 28, 1947 ~ September 24, 2011
Lois Davis Cale, 63, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011. She was born in Edgecombe County on November 28, 1947 to the late James Wilbur and Helen Goodson Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Joseph Alton Whitley; and brother, James Mason Davis.
Lois was a CNA and Med-Tech at Nash Grove Manor for many years. At the age of 54 she decided to go back to school to become a nurse. She graduated from the Nash Community College LPN program in 2003. She worked diligently for Autumn Care of Nash as a nurse until her retirement in July of this year.
She met the man of her dreams in 1997 and married two years later. Together they have enjoyed many hours of fishing, rollercoaster rides, and just relaxing at home.
Anyone that knew Lois knew that her grandchildren were her life. She never missed a game, competition, party, or any event that they were involved in. In addition to this, Lois was also known for her love and passion for taking pictures. She has so graciously left us with a Kodak Gallery full of memories.
Lois attended Bailey Church of God and loved her church family. She loved God and lived a compassionate, self-less life to serve the many that passed through her life.
Left to cherish her memory, her husband, William Allen Cale, daughters, Denise Moore (Bryan) of Scotland Neck, Gina Wines (Willy) of Bailey, and Sha Mills (Clint) of Kure Beach, NC; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
We would like to thank the staff, residents, and family members of Autumn Care of Nash for loving, caring, and supporting her. She loved each and everyone of you.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Dr. Shandal Emanuel and the staff of ENCMG in Nashville and Rocky Mount and also to the Jim-Clack Foundation. Your love and compassion during her entire journey with cancer has not gone unnoticed. We will be forever grateful. Not only have each one of you been excellent caregivers, but also friends.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in the chapel of Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Tedder officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home on Monday, September 26, 2011 from 7:00 until 9:00 pm.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 930 - B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.
Arrangements are entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting wheelerwoodlief.com.
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Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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I myself have a lot of memories of my Aunt Lois. I loved listening to her share the memories she had of my dad (her brother). When I needed someone to talk to she was always there. I will miss her very much. Love you Aunt Lois.
I have way to many memories of my mom to even know where to begin. Just know mom that it was my priviledge and honor to know you and to have been loved by you. I am going to miss you! Love Gina
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My grandmama was, still is and will always be the best grandmama in the world. she tought me how to crochet, make develled eggs, she talked the fire out of all my burns even that time I spilled hot oatmeal all over my arm at her house. I loved going to amusement parks with her she was the only grandma I know that would ride a rollercoaster. Her favorite place to go was cape hatteras. we spent a lot of time together on beach trips. grandma loves santa, she has like a million of them and most of them are from us her grandchildren. I bought her so many rose bushes in my lifetime I cant even count them all. I even bought her a Joseph rose in honor of her son (my uncle joey). My grandmama used to let me and dustin spend the night at her house sometimes it would be me, dustin, tyler, jorden, donnie, and josha all at one time. We used to play all kinds of games on her computer. She always keep plenty of ravioli and ooddles and noodles in the house for us all. For the longest time you could always count on walking in and seeing her sitting in her black chair crocheting blankets until they tossed the chair out cuz it was getting old. I still have my blanket she made me years ago. I remember her face how excited she was the day I graduated from high school, and especially the day I told her I was accepted to NCSU. There are so many things in my life that my grandma has been apart of too many to even name, she was there the day that I was born. I am her only granddaughter and she made sure everyone knew that ) I wish she hadn’t gone so soon, I am going to miss my grandmama more than I even can fatham right now, I know she will be looking down on, the day I get married, when I graduate college, when I have my babies (I am going to have the first girl, I just know it) and every other step I make in my life. I Love You so so much grandma and I am going to miss you dearly Love, Tiffany
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.Lois will be missed. She was a wonderful person with a heart of gold. I will miss you Lois…. Love Lisa Ratcliff
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Thank you to my sisters for taking good care of Mama. I love you both dearly.
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I don’t know quite where to begin to start or what to say. These past few days have been very difficult as the light of my life has been taken away from me and I have found it very difficult to continue on. Part of me is missing. Lois and I were together almost 15 years and had many good times together. I remember all the good times we had such as at the beach fishing and camping out, visiting Medoc Mountain for Mother’s Day, and I could go on and on. I remember a time when we were both in school trying to better ourselves, and when we met. These days are very difficult without her and I keep going back to the pleasant memories and reliving them…usually with tears in my eyes. Heaven has gained another angel and I know she is at peace. I would like to thank each and every one that has been there for me during these hard times. I want to especially thank Gina, Denise, and Marie for the assistance they have provided over the last few weeks. Lord knows I have been in such a depressed state of mind that I could not have done things by myself. I think I speak for the whole family in appreciation of all the flowers and gifts provided. I’d also like to thank Brother Tedder and Bailey Church of God for all that they have done. I love each and every one of you.
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