Frances Mae Cassity Davis, 78, of Parma, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died April 20, 2009, at her home.
Her graveside funeral was Friday at Cloverdale Memorial Park in Nampa.
Frances was born on Oct. 26, 1930, at Nampa to Fleta Mae Goodwin Hiaring and George Carl Hiaring. She grew up at Nampa and attended Roosevelt Elementary and Central Junior High School.
Her father died in 1940 when she was 9. Her mother worked full time at Woolworth’s drug store to provide for the family. Frances was tasked with helping raise her two younger siblings while her mother worked.
Frances married Jack Angus Cassity Sr. in 1948. They were married for 39 years before his death. After Jack Sr. died, she moved to Boise and worked for the State of Idaho as the head cook for the Star and Eagle senior centers.
Francis married Jesse E. Davis in June of 1989. They would have celebrated their 20th anniversary this June.
Frances worked at the Idaho State Capitol Building as a telephone operator for several years. She worked at the Roadway Inn “Cock of the Walk Restaurant” for five years. She purchased and operated her own restaurant the “La Fondita” for several years in Boise.
She moved to Baker City in 1976 where she worked at the old St. Elizabeth Hospital as a dietary cook for two years. She later worked as a cook for the Blue and White Restaurant in Baker City for several years.
Frances loved fishing, working in her garden, camping, going to the rodeo and spending time with her husband and family.
Frances was an avid Mariners baseball fan, Boise State football fan and she never missed a televised game.
Survivors include her husband, Jesse E. Davis of Parma; brother, Carl Hiaring, and his wife, Evalyn, of Nampa; sister, Joyce Jester of Nampa; her sons, Jack Cassity Jr. and his wife, Sharon, of La Grande, Chris Cassity and his wife, Diane, of Russellville, Ky., and Phillip Cassity and his fiancee, Deanna, of Kuna, Idaho; and numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Fleta Hiaring; her first husband, Jack A. Cassity Jr.; and her daughter, Collette Anderson.
Condolences for the family may be submitted online at:
CloverdaleFuneralHome.com.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, April 27, 2009
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
