Jean McDavid

Jean McDavid
Oct. 9, 1952 – April 18, 2024
Dr. Jean Alice Walker McDavid was born Oct. 9, 1952, in Tylertown. During and after college she lived in Starkville, before she died April 18, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.
She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Mississippi State University in 1973. Throughout her lengthy career in service to Mississippi’s citizens, she worked in the Oktibbeha County Tax Assessors office, Education Department, MAFES Dept., and the Research and Curriculum Unit. While there, she decided to continue her education, earning her PhD in Educational Psychology. After retiring from MSU, she taught at East Mississippi Community College Scooba campus as an adjunct professor.
She was also a talented cook and an avid reader. She enjoyed camping, fishing, but often catching turtles, putting together puzzles, and baking snickerdoodles on rainy Saturdays. She was also a 16-year Gold Star mother and spent several years supporting the country’s wounded warriors and remembering the nation’s heroes.
Survivors are her husband of 50 years, Robert Taylor McDavid II of Starkville; daughter, Leslie Baker (Spencer) of Murfreesboro, TN; brothers, Doug Walker of Tylertown, and John Walker (Bonnie) of Decatur; granddaughters, Elizabeth Baker, Ellen Babington; great grandchildren, L.T. and Lilly Babington.
She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Taylor McDavid III, and her parents, Charles Lee and Billie Jean Walker.
Funeral services were April 21, 2024, at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, Dr. Rev. Martin Lifer officiating, burial in Memorial Garden Park Cemetery in Starkville.
Welch Funeral Home in Starkville was in charge of the arrangements. You can leave a condolence at: www.welchfuneralhomes.com.