Joan Alene Davis, 79, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in Post Falls, Idaho, at the home of her daughter, after a short battle with congestive heart failure.  Joan was born December 26, 1943 in Priest River, Idaho, to Amos Otis Frisbie and Eleanor Louise Sandow Frisbie.  She grew up in Kingston, Idaho, with three sisters. Joan graduated from Kellogg High School in Kellogg, Idaho.

She met David “Keith” Davis, Sr. in Idaho at the end of October 1961.  They were married March 9, 1962; and then were sealed together in 1963 in the Manti Utah Temple.  Together they had two daughters and three sons: David Jr., Sherrane, William, Helen, and Sheldon.

Joan is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as a Primary Teacher.

In addition to her most loved job of being a wife and mother, she worked for many years as a cook at the Utah State Hospital in Provo, Utah.  Her interests were first and foremost her kids and grandchildren; and she also enjoyed ceramics.

Joan is survived by four of her five children: David K. Davis, Jr. of Payson, Utah; Sherrane (Alvin) Busby of Springville, Utah; Helen (Mark) Hendrickson of Post Falls, Idaho; and Sheldon (Connie) Davis of Lehi, Utah. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, as well as her three sisters: Rose Crieger, Louise Carle, and Dorothy Erickson; along with many nieces and nephews.  She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, David “Keith” Davis, Sr. (in February 2021); her son, William Clinton Davis; and a son-in-law, Alvin Busby.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Payson City Cemetery, 400 North 800 East, Payson, Utah 84651.  Prior to the graveside service, there will be a visitation at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah, where family and friends may gather Saturday, January 28, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.