Dorothy Sue Davey (Tulia)

Tulia, Texas--Mrs. Dorothy Sue Davey was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend who passed away peacefully at her residence on May 30, 2023, at the age of 83. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Tulia Methodist Church with Rev. Sammy Espinoza officiating and Rev. Russ Panzer assisting. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. 

She was born October 19, 1939, in Salem, Kentucky, to Thomas O. and Lillie Mae Pace.  After graduating from Amarillo High in 1958, she attended Amarillo College where she majored in business.  While in college, she met a handsome airman named Thomas Luke Davey who was from California and serving in the United States Airforce at the Amarillo Air Force Base.  Tom and Sue married on April 5, 1961, in Amarillo.  Tom’s job moved them around and they finally made their home in Tulia, TX.  

Sue worked for Reeve’s Insurance Company until she decided to go back to college.  She attended West Texas State University and graduated with a bachelor’s in fine arts majoring in music education.  After graduation, Sue began her career in teaching for Tulia ISD.  There she taught elementary music for 20 years.  After her retirement in 2002, she and Tom opened a ceramic store where she enjoyed painting ceramics and teaching painting lessons.  Sue had a passion for music and enjoyed playing the piano and singing.  She was very active in all her grandchildren’s activities and tried very hard to attend all of them.  She was an awesome cook and loved being in the kitchen and passing on her cooking secrets to her grandchildren.  She was an amazing seamstress and could sew up an outfit or costume in one night. Sue was an active and longtime member of the First United Methodist Church.

Sue is preceded in death by her parents T.O. and Lillie Mae Pace, her brothers, Thomas “Tom” Pace, Charles Pace, Keith Pace, and Kenneth Pace.  

Survivors include her husband, Tom Davey; her daughter, Dana Davey Unterkircher and Robert, their two children, Luke and Laynee Unterkircher of Tulia; a son, Thomas Edward “Ted” Davey and his wife Amy of Lubbock, their eight children, Hance Davey and his wife Taryn and great-grandson Carson of Lubbock; Hayden Davey of Kansas City, MO;  Soraya Davey of Lubbock; Creed Davey of Lubbock; Tucker Stevens of Gainesville, GA; Tyler Stevens of Lubbock, Mia Stevens of Lubbock; Carter Stevens of Lubbock; a sister, Wanda Truelock and husband Travis of Dumas and various nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the Tulia Methodist Church, 119 N Briscoe Ave, Tulia, TX 79088.

Online condolences can be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.