Edwina Thomley

Edwina Janann Bush Davis Thomley, died Friday, June 13, 2025, in Columbus, GA, with her children by her side. Born on July 6, 1934, in Colquitt, GA, she was the daughter of Clara Sue Lane Bush and George Edward Bush.

Edwina graduated from Miller County High School in 1952, a member of the first senior class that required twelve years. On her eighteenth birthday, she married Alton Lanier Davis. They made their home in Colquitt, Ga, where they were blessed with four children: Janet, Sandra, Al, and Chuck.

After Alton died in 1968, Edwina provided and cared for her children, with the help of the Bush and Davis families. When her children reached adulthood, she met and later married Thomas Benjamin Thomley; Edwina and her family welcomed his three children—Paul, Don, and Lynn.

Edwina was a woman of deep faith and a lifelong member of Colquitt Methodist Church. She served selflessly many years, teaching Sunday School, sending cards, sharing flowers, providing meals, and visiting those that she cared about and loved. Edwina was also a welcoming hostess to all who entered her home.

She was preceded in death by: her parents, Alton, Ben, her brother

J. O. “Spud” Bush, her granddaughter Claire Janann Hill Collins, and her son-in-law Carey Rountree.

She is survived by: her sister Susan Taylor (Terry); sisters-in-law

Pat Bush, Bernice Davis, and Ann Kirkland; her children: Janet Rountree; Sandra (Tommy) Hill; Al (Nancy) Davis; and Chuck (Angela) Davis; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Todd, James, and Audrey Collins; Kelly (Tigger) Drew, Davis, and Emmaline Marshall; Suzanne Hill, Oliver and Jack Claxton; Kristy, Freddy, Jordan, and Parker Hartzell; Davis (Christy), Jacob, and Dayne Hill; Scott (Michaelann), Mary Mat, Charley, and Carey Rountree; Stephanie (Bret), Ben, and Laney Phillips, Fallon, (Alex), and Delsie Simon; Jason (Mitch) Hill; Nicole (Andrew), Kayley, and Jax Rhinehart; Erica (Dimitri), Enzo, and Luca Cassini; Ame Carol Davis; Whitney (Jordan), Davis, and Miller Tyner; and many beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Edwina and her family were blessed to have Olive Johnson as her loving caregiver for the past two and one half years. Their special bond provided hours of laughter, companionship, and spiritual enrichment.

Please join us as we celebrate Edwina’s life on June 21, 2025, at Colquitt Methodist Church in Colquitt, GA, at 2:00 in the afternoon with Rev. Scott Stanfill  officiating. The visitation will be at the church an hour prior. Interment will follow the service at Colquitt City Cemetery. Edwina loved the many colors of her flower garden; we encourage you to dress in colors that made her happy.

The pallbearers will be Edwina’s grandsons: Todd Collins, Tigger Marshall, Davis Hill, Bret Phillips, Scott Rountree, Jason Hill, Dimitri Cassini, and Jordan Tyner. The honorary pallbearers will be her great-grandsons.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Colquitt Methodist Church/Bus Fund at P. O. Box 155, Colquitt, GA, 39837.