Jane Davie

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     Jane Elizabeth Davie was born on May 3, 1933, in Soldier, Iowa to Orville and Nellie Jane (Bolton) Smith. She married Donald ‘Dover’ Davie on June 17, 1951. They raised five children, John, Mitchell, Maria, Laurie and Matthew. Jane went to Dana College and graduated in 1972. She then taught school in Missouri Valley for 20 years, where she also made many life-long friends.

     Jane grew up in the Loess Hills and loved taking her children and grandchildren to Preparation Park for picnics. She loved to travel and had toured Europe, Canada and most of the United States. Jane volunteered with the Dunlap Historical Society and Meals on Wheels. She was a long-time member of the United Methodist Church and the Boyer Valley Sunshine Club.

     Jane died on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Azria Health Longview in Missouri Valley, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 21 days.

     Jane was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dover in 2019; sons, John Donald and Mitchell Jay; and all of her siblings. She is survived by her children, Maria Davie, Laurie and her husband Larry Klein and Matt Davie and his wife Dawn; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Davie; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Myra and her husband Gene Peterson; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorial donations may be made to the Dunlap Fire

and Rescue Department, Friends of the Library or

the Dunlap Meal Site Building Fund.