Edith Eva Davis Harris, 99, passed away on Nov. 15, 2024, at the Ohio Eastern Star Home and Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Edith is survived by a son, Neil (Alice) Davis of Danville; daughter, May Street of Georgia; son, Dorse (Darlene) Davis of Marengo; daughter, Zella Toney of Mount Vernon; daughter, E. Louise (Keith) Carroll of Tennessee; sister, Caroline Sturgeon of Virginia; brother, George Stiltner of Virginia, and grandchildren, Jeff Davis of Danville; Jeanell (Tom) Branstool of Danville; Mary (Pete) Altepeter of Dayton; Tracie Alberts of Mount Vernon; Randall (Patty) Street of Georgia; Rex (Lena) Davis of Mount Gilead; Melody (Dean) Pangborn of Mount Gilead; William (Teresa) Buxton of Newark; Angela (Greg) Davidson of Mount Vernon, Bryan (Michelle ) Carroll of Tennessee; Craig (Jennifer) Davis of Illinois; 23 great grandchildren, and 29 great great-grandchildren.
Edith was predeceased by an infant son, Arland Davis; son, Rev. Roy Davis; son, Cecil C. Davis; her parents, Everett and Lou Vicie Stiltner; brother, Oliver Stilner; brother, Frank Stiltner; sister, Irene Adkins; sister, Martha McCoy; son-in-law, Mack Street; granddaughter, Irene Street Morgan; and the father of her children, Cecil M. Davis.
Edith was born in Grundy, Virginia in 1925 and moved her family to Knox County Ohio in 1953. She worked at both local hospitals in the Mount Vernon area and several of the local nursing facilities. She was a self-taught quilter and made many quilts sharing them with her family and friends. She made sure no one left her kitchen table hungry.
The family will be available one hour prior to the funeral service on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, from 10-11 a.m. at Snyder Funeral Home -Lasater Chapel, 11337 Upper Gilchrist Road in Mount Vernon. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Workman Cemetery - Danville. Her son, Pastor Dorse Davis, will officiate at The Old Country Church near Millwood.
Memorial contributions can be made to The Old Country Church and left at Snyder Funeral Home or the Alzheimer’s Association.
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