Betty Davis
6/2/2017

Betty L. Davis of Boston, MA, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2017 at the age of 82. Daughter of Lillian and Allan Walcott, Betty graduated from Girls High. In 1953, she married Daniel Davis. After working at Sears & Roebuck for six years, Betty returned to school and, in 1979 as a single mother of four, graduated from Roxbury Community College. With a BA in Sociology, Betty worked at Project Hope, a shelter for homeless mothers. For 23 years she dedicated herself to mothers and their children there as a House Manager until her retirement at 74. Betty Davis was the cherished mother of the late Daniel Davis. She will be missed by her surviving daughters, DaNita, DaNice and DeMane; loving daughter-in-law Donna Davis and son-in-law Benjamin K. Marshall; her adored sister Franceen Davis and her husband John; niece Andra Leggett, nephews Erin and Daryl and granddaughters DaNice W., Deanna, India, DaNita (Kimani) and her husband Alphonsus. Treasured grandsons Daniel Laurent and his wife Leah, Danameche and Dante. As well as dear and adopted family and friends across the state and country. A celebration of her life will be held this Friday, June 9th at the Brady & Fallon Funeral Home, 10 Tower Street, (Opp. Forest Hills MBTA Station) Jamaica Plain, MA. Viewing 10am, Service 11am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Alzheimer’s Association PO Box 96011, Washington DC 20090-6011 or online via alz.org.
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