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Obituaries » REBERTA A. DAVIS
DAVIS, REBERTA A., 90, of Northfield, passed away peacefully at Central Vermont Medical Center, with family at her side. She was born Nov. 9, 1923, in Rumford, Maine, to Archie and Gertrude Sabens. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1941. On Oct. 19, 1946, she married Gerald “Bud” Davis. He passed away Feb. 29, 2008. Prior to her marriage, she worked for Rock of Ages at the office in Northfield. After raising her children, she had a day care in her home for many years. Reberta loved spending time with family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Baking the family’s favorite goodies, word puzzles, reading, knitting, bird-watching, traveling and caring for her plants were her greatest pleasures. She is survived by two sons and their wives, Jeffrey (Mary) Davis, of Northfield, and Timothy (Clara) Davis, of Marshfield; three daughters and their husbands, Judy (George) Anderson, of West Danville, Jodie (Ron) Ham, of Sudbury, Mass., and Laura Davis (Mike Haggis), of Manchester, N.H.; two stepdaughters, Joanne Baravella, of Bedford, N.H., and Dawn Smith, of Fairbanks, Alaska; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, Robert Sabens, of Barre. She was predeceased by siblings Marcia Abare, Donald Sabens, Dorothy Higley, Archie Sabens, Delwin Sabens and Alan Sabens.
