LaRetta Williams Davis
April 29, 1942 – June 6, 2025
Gone riding… LaRetta Williams Davis age 83. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on June 6, 2025.
She was born April 29, 1942, to Arthur LaVen and Hazel Davis Williams in Malad City, Idaho. She was the fifth of seven children. On May 27, 1960, she married her high school sweetheart, Griffith Thomas Davis. To this union came Griff W., Joe, Chris and Janis.
When she was six years old her dad put her on the hay wagon to help feed livestock. She was in charge of saying, “Up Babe” and “Whoa Babe.” That started her lifelong love of the ranch and horses. In 1959 she was the Oneida County rodeo queen and took great pride in that. She looked forward to her annual trail ride up Oxford Mountain with her daughter Janis.
She went to school in Malad through her junior year and then moved to Lyman, Wyoming where she graduated high school. While attending high school in Malad, she worked at the Malad Drive In as a car hop. After Griff and LaRetta moved to Soda Springs in 1966, she ran a daycare in her home, then later worked at Arctic Circle, Brass Lantern, Quik Stop, and Lallatin’s. Through those jobs everyone came to know and love her. She was known as a hard and dependable worker, retiring in 1999.
Throughout her life her family came first but coming a close second was her love of horses and her little dogs. A day when she could combine them was the next best thing to Heaven. She was an avid reader and quilter. She made a lot of quilts for her kids and grandkids. All of her family looked forward to Valentine’s Day and Halloween for their grandma cookies.
She was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many callings. She especially loved her calling in the Cub Scouts as committee chairman and the Stake Librarian.
She is survived by her children Griff W. (Sonia), Joe (Nancy), Chris (Misty), Janis Ozburn (Dean). Also surviving are 14 grandkids, 34 great grandkids with two on the way, one great-great grandchild, two sisters Ruth Thomas and Elease King, one brother Tim Williams (Ellen) and sister-in-law VeeAnn Williams.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, two sisters Charlotte Giles and Alaina Burrows, one brother Arthur D. Williams, brothers-in-law Bill Thomas, Deloy Giles and Ray Burrows, her grandsons Tom Ozburn and Matt Cieslak, and a great grandson Wyatt Morgan.
The family would like to send a special thank you to Dr. Housley and staff, Landon Davis, Heritage Assisted Living, and Symbii Home Health for your compassionate care.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at noon at the LDS Stake Center, 290 S. 3rd W. in Soda Springs. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 7:00 Friday evening at the same location and from 10:00-11:30 prior to services.