LEE - Charlotte Morgan (Pease) Davis, 99, of 35 Navin Ave., died on July 24, 2014 at her home. Born in Lee on May 17, 1915, daughter of Arthur Willis and Lena (Navin) Pease, and a lifelong resident of Lee, she was a graduate of Lee High School, and graduated from Skidmore College in June 1936 with a B.S. degree in Health, Recreation and Physical Education. After college, Charlotte was employed at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, were she planned and oversaw all physical activities of the patients. She married the late Richard P. Davis in 1939. While raising her family, Charlotte was employed by the Lenox School District, were she taught physical education at Lenox High School. Charlotte was a town of Lee Representative - District 6 and the Town Historian for many years, a member of Evening Star, DAR, National Society of Magna Charta Dames, Tuesday Club, St. George's Bell Choir, she also volunteered at Norman Rockwell Museum, was a docent at the Silvio O. Conte National Records Center & Lee YMCA. She was member of the Baptist Church. She was a Federal census taker for a number of years and the family historian. She put the Hyde Building and Lee Central School on the National Historic Registry. She wrote the book "Directory of Massachusetts Place Names: Current and Obsolete Counties, Cities, Towns, Sections or Villages, Early Names," plus she compiled the "History of the Water Witch Engine Company Lee, MA" because her father was Lee Fire Chief for a number of years. She also wrote "Austen Riggs Foundation, The Early Years." Charlotte leaves a son and daughter-in-law, Morgan R. and Barbara (Dzenis) Davis of Wilbraham; daughter in law Sharon T. Davis of Lee; two grandchildren, John P. Davis, of Sheffield and Jessica L. Davis Gaherty, of Lee, who lived with Charlotte and was her caregiver. She also leaves two great-grandchildren, Christopher W. and Corey P. Gaherty, both of Lee. She was predeceased by her son Paulson A. Davis. A Funeral Service for Charlotte M. Davis will be held Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM at The Berkshire Hills Baptist Church, Route 102, Pleasant Street, Lee, MA with the Rev. Doug Mann, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery, Lee. Visiting hours will be Monday, July 28, 2014 from 4-7 PM at the Kelly Funeral Home, 3 Main Street, Lee, MA. Friends wishing may make memorial donations to The Lee Historical Society.

Visitation Details

Monday, July 28th, 2014 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Kelly Funeral Home

Service Details

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 11:00am, Berkshire Hills Baptist Church

Interment Details

Fairmount Cemetery