Nancy I. Davis, 81

Nancy Irene (née Brown) Davis, age 81, passed away peacefully on Dec. 25, 2025, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, following a brief illness and a year of declining health. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Nancy was born on July 9, 1944, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., to Franklin C. Brown and June E. (née Huntoon) Brown. The youngest child, she joined her older brother, Launie Brown, completing the family. Her early childhood was spent in Danbury, where she cherished memories of time spent at her grandparents’ nearby dairy farm.

At the age of 8, Nancy traveled with her family to the Pacific Island of Guam, where she lived until she was 16. The journey included passage aboard the World War II carrier the USS Enterprise, with stops in Hawaii along the way. After returning to the continental United States, she completed her high school education at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol.

Nancy met the love of her life, Ransom “Randy” Davis Jr., in Danbury. They were married on Oct. 18, 1962, in Bristol, and shared a devoted partnership for 47 years until Randy’s passing in 2009. Together, they lived in Bristol and Danbury before settling in Andover in 1965, where they raised their seven children.

Nancy embraced motherhood as a stay-at-home mom and was actively involved in her children’s lives, including participating in the 4-H Club. An avid reader, she could often be found at the Bachelder Library with her children. Summers were spent at nearby Highland Lake, where Nancy enjoyed many cookouts, swimming with her family and relaxing under a tree with a good book.

Her professional life began at a local electronics factory and later at the East Andover Village Store. When Randy became ill and disabled in 1987, Nancy began working full-time as a housekeeper at Proctor Academy. She continued her career in 1999 at New London Hospital, where she worked until her retirement in 2011.

Nancy greatly enjoyed her retirement, spending treasured time with her children and grandchildren and traveling to beloved places such as the Eastern Townships of Quebec, the beaches of Maine, and visits with family in tidewater Virginia and eastern Connecticut. In 2019, due to health concerns, she moved to Gerrish Manor in Boscawen.

Nancy was predeceased by her beloved husband Randy and her parents, Frank and June Brown. Members of her surviving family include her brother Launie Brown and his wife Bertha of Danbury; her seven children, Amy Diggett and her husband Joseph of Danielson, Connecticut, Bonny Morris and her husband John of Andover, Ransom “Randy” Davis III and his wife Roseanne of Andover, Jeannette Shedd of Newbury, Nannette Cain and her husband Phillip of Franklin, Matthew Davis and his wife Amanda of Hampton, and Glen Davis and his wife Kathy of Mathews, Virginia. She was so very proud of her family legacy of 12 grandchildren, Zachary Cochrane (Liz), Ty Morris (Samantha), Ryan Davis (Nelle), Alex Diggett, Haley Peters (Joe Kang), Erika Morin (Alan), Dr. Breanna Furlong (Sean), Tessa Peters, Brendan Cain (Samantha), Keith Davis (Olivia), Cordell Davis (Jessica), and Jacqui Morris-Hundal (Joban); and seven great-grandchildren, Maxine and Celine Davis, Ella Cochrane, Maybelle and Rozzie Morris, Oliver Cain and Everett Morin. She also leaves her sister-in-law and three brothers-in-law, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Nancy will be deeply missed by her family. We love you, Mom.

Family and friends may call at the Chadwick Funeral Home, 235 Main St., New London, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, followed by a program until 4 p.m. A spring burial will take place at the Lake View Cemetery in East Andover.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the NH Food Bank, 700 E. Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH 03109, or Gerrish Manor, 325 Daniel Webster Hwy, Boscawen, NH 03216.