Obituaries

SHARON ANN FINCH DAVIS

Sharon Ann Finch Davis, 63, of Denver, Colo., formerly of Collegeville, Arkansas City and McGehee, died Feb. 1, 2008 after complications from a lengthy illness.

She was the oldest daughter of Clarence Dee and Bonnie (Rice) Finch of the Collegeville Community in Saline County. She was born in Lancaster, Calif., and attended schools in St. Louis, Mo., Little Rock and Bryant. She was a member of Heritage Baptist Temple in Little Rock.

She was preceded in death by her father; husband, Walter C. Davis Jr.; and her children's father, Larry E. McBride.

She was a Registered Nurse Counselor, RN CNA, was employed as a company nurse at Potlatch Corp. and worked for many years at Fort Roots Veterans Hospital. She was recognized as AAADAC (Arkansas  Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors) 1996 Counselor of the Year.

She loved drawing, painting and creating.

Surviving are her mother, Bonnie Jo Finch of Bryant; two sons, Lewis A. McBride and wife Jacquenette of Spring, Texas, and Brian E. McBride of Mabelvale; a daughter, Brandy Crafton and her husband, Mike, of Owasso, Okla.; three sisters, Barbara Lundquist and her husband, Rex, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; Annella (Nellie) Bearden of Vilonia; Debbie Sikes and her husband, Bobby, of Bryant; one granddaughter, Caitlin McBride of Spring, Texas; her mother-in-law, Zenda Davis of Denver, Colo.; stepson, Tim Davis of San Diego, Calif.; and many other friends and relatives.

The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of Parkview Care Center of Denver, Colo.

Cremation was by Bullock Mortuary of Denver and burial was in Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver.