Pearl I. Pena
– January 7, 2022
Pearl Irene (Davis) Pena went home to be with the Lord on January 7, 2022, in Gainesville, Florida. Youngest daughter of Travis Davis and Lela (Simpson) Davis. She is survived by her son, Dwight McDonald, who has cared for her dearly for many years, and daughters Phyllis Hoover (Harry) and Rita (Suralis) Mudgett. She is also survived by her baby brother—Kenneth Joe Davis (Joyce) and many grandkids, nieces, nephews and loving friends. She was proceeded in death by her mama and daddy; husband, Julio Peña; son, Mitchell Flynn; sister, Mary "Corrinne" Lambert; and brother, John Travis Davis.
Irene loved fishing with her daddy and her children and loved white button daisies and roses. She loved all of God's creatures and couldn’t fathom seeing an animal suffer. Through the years she helped every kind of animal, from squirrels to possums, recover from injury and showed love and compassion to them. Irene’s dog, her sweet Angel, passed shortly after she did.
Irene worked at the historic Seabreeze Restaurant in Tampa and volunteered many years with her friends to help raise money for the Riverview Volunteer Fire Department. One way she did that was by preparing food to sell at the Firehouse Bingo, along with her best friend, Edna Davis. She dressed up as a "Happy Clown" for the Riverview Days Parade for many years to bring joy to others.
Irene loved fishing with her daddy and her children and loved white button daisies and roses. She loved all of God's creatures and couldn’t fathom seeing an animal suffer. Through the years she helped every kind of animal, from squirrels to possums, recover from injury and showed love and compassion to them. Irene’s dog, her sweet Angel, passed shortly after she did.
Irene worked at the historic Seabreeze Restaurant in Tampa and volunteered many years with her friends to help raise money for the Riverview Volunteer Fire Department. One way she did that was by preparing food to sell at the Firehouse Bingo, along with her best friend, Edna Davis. She dressed up as a "Happy Clown" for the Riverview Days Parade for many years to bring joy to others.