JAYNA MICHELE DARNELL - OBITUARY

JAYNA

Jayna Michele Davis was born on 6 November 1963 in Anaheim, Orange, California.  Shortly after her birth she was adopted by LeRoy Junior Davis and Mary Kay Lynch.

Jayna grew up in Anaheim where she went to Walt Disney Elementary School and Savanna High School.

She married Brian Darnell, Senior, and they had a son, Brian Darnell, Junior.

One of Jayna’s most enjoyable yearly activities was to go to the Colorado River to a favorite camping spot.

Her father, Junior and a relative, Don Pihl, went in together to start a franchise business called “Central Park”.  This was a business that sold quarter pound hamburgers, fries and a drink from a little kiosk. The kiosk was located in Roy, Utah. Junior and Don asked Jayna to help run the kiosk.

The following are comments by David Pihl, the son of Don Pihl:

It was called Central Park and she worked so hard to make it a success. Eventually we all wanted to quit and do something else. The store was sold, and the month after we left, their sales dropped almost in half. The new owners weren't willing to put in the work that Jayna did.

Before Mary Kay died, Jayna took great care of her at Jayna’s home in Riverside, California.

Jayna most recently worked for the County of Riverside, California.

In 2017, Jayna was diagnosed with cancer of the lungs.  After a valiant fight for quite a while, the cancer eventually spread to the liver.

Jayna died on 7 February 2018 at a mobile home with her son, Brian Darnell, Junior.

Jayna is survived by her brother, Robin R. Davis; her son Brian Darnell, Jr.; her daughter, Heather Torres and Heather’s children.

Services were be held at 15181 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92504.

Jayna will be cremated and her ashes will be spread over the Colorado River at her favorite camping spot.

More information can be found about Jayna at:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJ4S-365