Mrs. Eleanor Greene Davis Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Eleanor Greene was born to the late John Frank Greene and Katie Morris Greene on August 31, 1932 in Greenville, NC. She departed this life on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. Eleanor attended public schools in Greenville, New Bern and Winterville where she graduated from WH Robinson Union High School. After high school Eleanor moved to Brooklyn, NY where she married the love of her life, Sammie L. Davis in 1959. While in Brooklyn, they had two of their three children before they settled in Wyandanch, NY where their third child, Omar was born. She sang in the choir at the Community Church of the Nazareth until she left Wyandanch. Eleanor held various positions in the banking industry, eventually retiring from Manufacturers Hanover Bank (now JP Morgan Chase Bank). Upon retiring in 1992 Eleanor and Sammie moved to Greenville, NC where they resided until death. She was an avid bowler and gardener. Her greatest joy was beating friends and family at Scrabble. She also enjoyed entertaining friends at her home. She served for many years on her church’s Senior Ladies Auxiliary and sung in the Senior choir. Eleanor was also an active member of her neighborhood block association, Cambridge Community Association. Eleanor was preceded in death by her loving husband, Sammie L. Davis; her seven siblings, James, John Junior, Ida Marie, Louis Henry, Jimmy Lee, Samuel Earl, and Elijah. She leaves to cherish her memory her three children; Tanya Davis Coates (Marvin Jr.) of Piscataway, NJ, Giovanni Davis (Taleka) of Seattle WA , Omar Davis; her loving granddaughter, Maia Davis; three grandsons, Tyrone, Giovanni and Brandon Davis all of Atlanta GA; her sister-in-law, Annie Pearl Stewart of New Bern, NC; her brother-in-law, Joseph Davis of Virginia; her loving Goddaughter, Akosua Moore of Atlanta, GA; her loving church family at Sycamore Hill Baptist Church; a host of other relatives and friends.

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Mrs. Eleanor Greene Davis

August 31, 1932 - January 3, 2020