Joy Lynn Davis

Joy Lynn (Stone) Davis, 88 of Independence, Missouri passed away on March 3, 2024. Joy was born to Raymond and Ruby (Faulk) Stone on April 20, 1935, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At the age of 5 the family moved to Ava, Missouri. At age 8 Joy was baptized into the RLDS Community of Christ church. She graduated from Ava High School in 1953 and then continued her education at Graceland college before graduating in 1955. 

At the age of 32 Joy married her best friend Allan Davis in 1967. To that union came two children Eric and Stefanie. Joy enjoyed spending her time working at the church and then later the Mid-Continent Public Library. She retired from the library in 1998. Joy was very involved with her church, Summit Grove Community of Christ as an ordained teacher. After retirement she volunteered at the Groves and Independence Regional Hospital. Joy’s passion was to help others. 

She is survived by her daughter, Stefanie (Tim) Luttrell; grandchildren, Melody (Mitch) Willey, Heather (Luke) Crabb and Justin (Tori) Luttrell; and great grandchildren, Bennett, Abel, Dani and Liam. 

Joy is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Ruby Stone; her beloved husband, Allan Davis; brother Joe Ben Stone and her son, Eric Davis. 

A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 10-11am at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence, Mo. Funeral service will begin at 11am with burial to immediately follow at Mound Grove Cemetery.