Sally Ann Davis

Services honoring the life of Sally Davis will be 3:30 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Shelter at Woodward Park, 2435 South Peoria Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74114. Flower deliveries may be made to the Tulsa Blossom Shoppe, 5565 E. 41st St. A, Tulsa or directly to the Shelter at Woodward Park after 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 30, 2017. Sally was born on Friday, June 14, 1929 in Brownsville, Texas to Pearle and Nan (Colley) Robinson. Sally passed away in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at the age of 88. Sally graduated from high school in Denison, Texas. Sally opened a successful floral shop, Flowers By Sally Ann, in 1978. She was a Master Florist and a member of the American Institute Floral Design and the American Academy Floraculture. Sally received the Oklahoma State Florists Association Lifetime Excellence Award. Sally spent her early years on a North Central Texas ranch where her father worked as a ranch hand. She would finish chores, then go get on her horse Babe, and they would be gone for the rest of the day. She never had a saddle and they went everywhere. When her father was hired to work on the Denison, TX dam, the family moved into town where she finished High School. Her next “adventure” was working for the Katy Railroad as one of the first female telegraphers. She also became a depot and ticket agent, and along the way she met her husband Frank Davis who also worked for Katy. Frank accepted a job at MAPCO Pipeline Supply and they moved to Broken Arrow in 1961. Shortly after Frank retired in 1978, Sally opened Flowers by Sally Ann. The magic of flowers never diminished for her. Sally married Frank Davis in 1955. Their union was blessed with two daughters, Ala and Donna. Sally was a wonderful wife and mother. She adored her family and loved spending time with them, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In her spare time, Sally enjoyed gardening and sewing. She was the State Mother Advisor for Rainbow Girls. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Sally is survived by, Husband, Frank Davis, Broken Arrow, OK Children, Ala Vandergriff, Broken Arrow, OK Donna Arends and husband Max, Bossier City, LA 7 Grandchildren, 11 Great Grandchildren, Sister, Ann Reed Brothers, Ron Robinson, George Robinson, and Fred Robinson Sally was preceded in death by her parents, step-father Tom Reed, sisters Tommy Jean Petitte, and Tay Tijerina.

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Sally Ann Davis

June 14, 1929 - August 23, 2017