Priscilla

Davis

Priscilla Davis, a loving mother and vibrant woman who filled her life with music, art, and fashion, passed away on May 25, 2025, at Meridian Health Palisades Hospital in Edgewater, New Jersey, after a courageous battle with dementia, fighting all the way down to her last breath. Born on February 29, 1944, in Mobile, Alabama, to Katie Womack and Bishop Ramsey, she moved to New York City with her family at the age of nine. At seventeen, she pursued higher education and a passion for fashion at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, where she also modeled. At nineteen, she married Franklin Davis and had two sons, Franklin Davis Junior and Anthony Davis. After becoming a widow in 1977, Priscilla worked tirelessly, often holding multiple jobs, to ensure her sons had every opportunity to succeed, and she was strict in her guidance to keep them on a positive path. A strong and outspoken woman, Priscilla never hesitated to express her thoughts and feelings, and her unapologetic nature was a testament to her strength and character. Priscilla spent forty-three years teaching Black Art as a second-grade teacher for the Board of Education. After her retirement, she founded Priscilla's Art, showcasing her own artistic designs. She was a woman who loved to dance, cherished music, and radiated joy, laughter, and love to everyone around her, being a mother to all. She leaves behind her sons, her daughter-in-law Jocelyn Davis, her brothers John Ramsey and James Ramsey, her niece Shea and Shea's three daughters, her two granddaughters, her three great-grandchildren, and her cousins Deborah Hayes and Diane Womack. Her legacy of love, strength, and creativity will continue to inspire and uplift all who knew her.