Jessie H. Davis OBITUARY
Jessie H. Davis OBITUARY
Jessie H. Davis (89) passed away at Allied Hospice Center on November 5, 2026. Her beloved husband of 59 years is William W. Davis Jr.
Born in Avoca, Jessie was born on January 1st, 1937, the daughter of the late Richard and Clara Johnson Howard. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Clarks Summit, as well as a former member of the Presbyterian Church in Honesdale.
A graduate of Duryea High School, she also attended Lackawanna Junior College. During her lifetime she was employed by the Scranton Lackawanna Trust Company, Northeastern Bank, International Salt Company and the Abington Heights School District.
She was a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Pennsylvania for over 30 years, where for many of those years she ran the Abington dance program. She was also a member of the Junior league of Scranton and served on the board of the Abington Heights Student Aid Fund. She volunteered at the gift shop and the Other Shop of the Wayne Memorial Hospital, and in the gift shop at the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary.
In addition to car rides through the countryside, she loved traveling with her husband, f...