Yolanda Davis

Yolanda Davis was born July 8, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the sixth child of Kenneth and Barbara Allen and step daughter of John Portee, and daughter n law to the late Mildred Davis who have also paved the way for her home coming.

Yolanda Davis loved her family dearly. Her husband and daughter meant the world to her. To close family and friends she was known as ‘Yogi.’ As a child, Yogi was an exceptional student who always achieved honor roll status and received multiple scholarships. After high school she married her childhood sweet heart James Davis and shortly thereafter became the proud mother of her name sake Yolanda Marie Davis. She LOVED to shop and cook, and was a very giving person. Anyone who ever been to her house would know that anything you want or didn’t want she would pack a bag of goodies for you to take.

Yogi and her family lived in Long Island City for many years and relocated to Tobyhanna Pennsylvania. They lived there for fifteen years and built a happy life filled loving memories.

Yogi leaves behind her husband James Davis Jr., and daughter Yolanda Marie Davis; sister of Lamont Allen, Linda Wilson, the late Barbara Allen, Donna Allen-Arnold, Sandra Holt, Francis Allen-Boone, Mark Allen, Kisha Fuentes, Nicole Allen, Kenneth Allen Jr, Warren Allen, Darren Allen, Tyrone Allen, Tiffany Allen, and Malik Allen. Brother-in-Laws James Wilson, Bobby Arnold, Ronnie Holt, Troy Boone, the late Marco Antonio Fuentes, Allen Hall, and Steven Hurt; Sister-in-Laws Vonda Allen, Sue Lynn Allen and Michelle Hall; As well as a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces/nephews and many friends.