January 26, 1932 - June 23, 2020
Mattie Effie Needham went to be with the Lord on June 23, 2020. She was born on January 26, 1932 in Cherokee, Alabama to James Henery Davis and Annie Thomason.
Effie attended Cross Church and loved singing her Gospel songs. She was a pro at fishing and claimed she was the best fishing partner her husband ever had. Effie enjoyed bowling and golfing. One of her most favorite moments is when she taught her beloved poodle, Pepe, to eat corn on the cobb holding it with her paws.
Effie was preceeded in death by her loving parents, James Henery Davis and Annie Thomason; her six brothers; her four sisters; and her poodle, Pepe.
She lives on by her husband, Louis Needham; her daughter, Mary Jane Needham Fuller (Ray); her grandchildren, Theresa Lynn Fuller Williams (Jene), Amy Nicole Fuller Angel (Les); her five great-grandchildren; her brother Grady Davis; and many loving friends.