Ethel Louise Davis

Ethel L. Davis passed away on May 7, 2013. She was born July 31, 1937 to the late Ben H. and Ruby Grant in Texarkana, Ark. She completed her undergraduate education at AM&N College (now UAPB) earning a B.S. degree in Mathematics. She earned a Master of Education degree concentrating in mathematics from U of A Fayetteville. She made history in Pine Bluff as the first African American to be hired to teach at Dollarway High School. She retired from Pine Bluff High School after teaching various mathematics courses for more than thirty years. Her mastery of her subject matter was without question as she had the privilege of writing math questions for the ACT test during her tenure at Pine Bluff High School. She is survived by her husband of fifty-three years, Lawrence A. Davis, Jr.; daughter, Sonya Cole of Pine Bluff; son, Lawrence A. Davis III of Little Rock; two sisters, Alsenior Davis of Matteson, Ill.; Ruby Crittenden of Port Huron, MI; two brothers, Harvey Grant of St. Louis, Mo.; Tavis Grant of Chicago, Ill.; four granddaughters; five grandsons; and one great-grandson. She is preceded in death by a daughter, Catherine Davis Harvey. Funeral services will be Wednesday May 15, 2013, 11 a.m. at Pilgrim MB Church in Pine Bluff by Rev. John Montgomery. Family Hour/Visitation is Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forrest Lawn Memorial Garden, Pine Bluff by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. The body will lie in state at the church from 10: a.m. until service time. Online Register: www.brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com.