{"id":148666,"date":"2026-02-03T05:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/148666\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:33:16","slug":"joan-davis-july-1-1934-january-27-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/148666\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan Davis &#8211; JULY 1, 1934 \u2013 JANUARY 27, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joan Davis, a beloved and cherished resident of Arlington, Texas, passed away on January 27, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on July 1, 1934, Joan was known for her compassionate, loyal, patient, kind-hearted, generous, inspirational, and selfless nature. Joan grew up in Pendleton, TX, where she attended and graduated from the local high school. She started her career as a phone operator for Southwestern Bell and worked her way up to be a supervisor, retiring after more than 45 years of dedicated service. In 1951, Joan married Dink Davis, and they enjoyed 36 wonderful years together before his passing. Joan was a devoted aunt and adored her niece Kimbo with all she had and Kimbo\u2019s daughter Railey Hunter. In her personal life, Joan enjoyed playing poker and chicken foot, with her true passion being reading. She could often be found with a book in hand during her free time. Additionally, she enjoyed gardening and bowling. Joan was actively involved in her community, volunteering for Meals on Wheels. She was a fun-loving, caring person, always ready to help those in need. Her smile could light up a room, and she was known for her playful pranks and jokes. Joan often said that her husband left her with enough happiness for a lifetime, and her family continues to carry the undying love she left with them.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>View more details from the <a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.dignitymemorial.com\/obituaries\/arlington-tx\/joan-davis-12726929\" rel=\"nofollow\">funeral home site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth Report is <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2024\/08\/25\/fort-worth-report-achieves-global-trust-certification-heres-what-it-means-for-our-community\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joan Davis, a beloved and cherished resident of Arlington, Texas, passed away on January 27, 2026, at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117,2070,3191],"class_list":{"0":"post-148666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-fort-worth","9":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","10":"tag-fort-worth-news","11":"tag-obituary","12":"tag-syndication"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}