Wanda Louise Davison earned her heavenly wings on January 7, 2023, at the Andbe Home in Norton, KS. Wanda was born February 21, 1933, at home in Sharon Springs, KS to Roy and Edith Hawley. While in Sharon Springs, a brother and sister were born to the family.
In 1939, the family moved to Warsaw, Indiana where her sister Norma was born. In 1944, the family moved to Pierceville, KS and in 1947 to Tennis, KS. They lived in a box car while in Tennis.
Tennis did not have a school, so the siblings traveled to Friend for school. Friend did not have a high school, so she finished high school by correspondence school. In 1951, they moved to Scott City. In 1957, she went to college in Colorado Springs. In 1960, the family moved to Garden City. She met Donald Davison in October of 1964 on a blind date. They got married in Garden City, KS in April of 1965. After the wedding they traveled to Kansas City, MO where Don was working. In April of 1966, a daughter Pauline Louise was born during a tornado. In March of 1968, another daughter was born, Sharon Kay. In 1968, they moved to Lexington, MO, and in 1969, they moved to Richmond, MO. In August of 1976, they moved to Hill City, KS, where Don worked as a maintenance man for Dawson Place and the hospital.
Wanda’s favorite pastime was taking care of her children and husband. In May of 1978, they moved to Lenora, KS and lived there until Sharon graduated high school in 1987. In August, they moved to Lake Wales, Florida so they all could attend college and then in May of 1992, they all moved to Avon Park, Florida. They decided to move back to Norton, KS in June of 2012 to live with Pauline and boys. She really enjoyed taking care of the grandkids and doing the laundry for her family. In August of 2020, she moved to the Andbe Home where she passed away.
Wanda was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Davison; sisters, Norma Hawley and Edna and Delroy Mead; brother, Albert Hawley and sister-in-law, Velma Kay Johnson. She is survived by her daughters, Pauline King of Goodland, KS and Sharon Avedisian of Avon Park, FL; grandchildren: James King of Oxford, NE, Ricky King of Manhattan, KS, Andrew King of Goodland, KS, and Anna Avedisian of Lakeland, FL; sister-in-law, Katherine Miller of Kansas City, MO; many nieces and nephews, and cousins, Robert (Linda) Johnson and Donald and Dennis Johnson, all of Goodland, KS.
Memorial services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Norton Christian Church. Visitation will be 10:00 am before the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Andbe Home and sent in care of Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, 215 W. Main St., Norton, KS 67654. Condolences may be left at www.plumergobber.com