Sallie Davis

Eureka - Sallie Moore Davis, 97, died Thursday, March 6, 2008. Mrs. Davis was the widow of Charles Thomas Davis, who died in 1955. She was born in Ayden to the late Churchill and Venetia Baker Moore on July 23, 1910. Eureka was her home from 1931 until moving to The Pines in Goldsboro in 2002. Teaching brought her to Eureka where she taught before marriage. She went on to teach for 16 years at Meadowlane Elementary School. She was an active member of Alpha Delta Kappa, a sorority for teachers. Upon arriving in Eureka, she immediately joined the Eureka United Methodist Church. Through the years she has served as a Sunday School teacher, youth director, organist for 48 years and in the United Methodist Women at local and conference level in various capacities. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Eureka United Methodist Church. Interment, Eureka Cemetery. Surviving is her daughter, Nora D. White of Greenville, SC: son, Charles T. Davis, Jr (Joyce) of Eureka: granddaughters, Laura W. Herd (James), Dolores W. Rabey (Roger), Jewell W. Tonkel (Jeff), Lisa D. Frieson (Kevin) and Nora D. Aycock (Gary): nine great-grandchildren. A granddaughter, Jennifer Davis, predeceased her grandmother. The family will be at the church, Friday, 7 -8:30 PM. Memorials are suggested to the Eureka United Methodist Church, PO Box 3240, Eureka NC 27830. of Eureka; granddaughters, Laura W. Herd