Mrs. Eliza Lee Davis

DAVIS, Mrs. Eliza Lee - Age 89, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at her residence. Family hour Saturday, July 5, 2025, 10:00 AM at Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3502 Lapeer Rd. with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Pastor Rabon Turner, officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:00 AM Saturday. Mrs. Davis will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 w. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed Thursday, July 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM. Mrs. Eliza Lee Davis was born September 22, 1935 in Bradley, Arkansas, the daughter of Clarence and Bessie (Harris) Noble. She moved to Michigan in 1951 and married the love of her life, Jewel Davis Sr. on April 24, 1961. The union lasted fifty years until the death of her husband in 2011. Eliza was a lovable homemaker who raised 7 healthy children. She loved the Lord and instilled in her children the desire to have a consistency of strong faith in HIM. Eliza was a devoted member and Usher at God’s Tabernacle of Truth Church until her health began to fail. When she could no longer be present, she ensured that her tithes were sent, until the church closed. She was an extraordinary cook and enjoyed caring for her home and family. Eliza was known for her creamed corn, fried chicken, sweet potato pies and her ability to turn simple ingredients into savory delights. She never found a need for a measuring cup or spoon, or a written recipe, but anyone who tasted her food raved about it and wanted more. If her family or church needed it made on top of the stove, in the oven or on the grill, she had it covered. Eliza was shy and reserved but anyone who knew her, knew that she loved our Lord and her family. Her kind heart, her smile and her “little wiggle” dancing will be sorely missed by her family and all who knew her. Mrs. Eliza Lee Davis leaves to cherish her memory: daughters, Bobbie (George) Curtis, Lorene Washington, Mary and Shirley; son, Jewel (Tate) Jr., all of Flint; sisters, Mary (MacArthur) Turner and Rena Mae Eason, all of Bradley, AR; brother, Roosevelt (Rebecca) Noble of Sunnyvale, CA; grandchildren, DeNaé Curtis and Tenicia Davis, both of Flint, Eskia (Carlos) Burrell of Grand Rapids, MI, Jamil, Jatavis and DáMon; great-granddaughter, Sophia Johnson of Grand Rapids, MI; nephew, Ronald Davis; nieces, Lena Cooper of Douglas, GA and DeAnna Cooper of Washington, DC; as well as many other dear friends and relatives. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, Jewel Davis Sr.; daughter, Nellie Rea Turner; son, Russell Lee; granddaughter, Coaquise; parents, Clarence and Bessie Noble; nephew, Billie Ray Davis; sisters, Alberta Eason, Queen Davis and Hattie Stills; brothers, Bonnie Lee, Luther James, Elijah and Clarence; and son-in-love, Micheal “Boss” Washington. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Dr. Rabon L. Turner and the Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church family for your loving kindness prayers, comforting support and execution during this time of bereavement. We love and appreciate you abundantly.

Mrs. Eliza Lee Davis

September 22, 1935 - June 24, 2025