Zhenming "Jamie" LI Davis

Jamie was born on March 19, 1956 in Shanghai, China, first daughter if the late Sheng Shu Li and Juan Guo. A graduate of the Shanghai Foreign Language Institute, Jamie came to the United States in 1985 and earned a Master's Degree at the University of Virginia in 1987. After gaining her US citizenship and nursing degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis in 1994 she worked as a nurse for 20 years until retiring in 2014. During the course of her married life Jamie lived in Memphis, Tennessee, Kaohsiung Taiwan and Beaumont, Texas before returning to Tennessee in 2009, to the town of Arlington.

Shortly after giving birth to a son, Mrs. Davis studied nursing and worked on obtaining her US citizenship. During her nursing career Mrs. Davis worked at a number of institutions, including St. Francis of Memphis, St. Elizabeth of Beaumont and Baptist Memorial of Memphis. Diagnosed with Cancer in 2002, Mrs. Davis bravely fought her disease for 23 years until finally succumbing in 2025. Throughout her life she dedicated herself to the success of her family. She will be greatly missed.

Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband of 37 years, Kevin Davis of Arlington, Tennessee; son, Calvin Davis of Seattle, Washington; sister, Zhenhong Haiou "Lin" (Min) of Gaithersburg, Maryland; brother, David Li (Joyce) of North Grafton, Massachusetts; and a number of nephews and a niece.

Please join us for a celebration of life visitation at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on Monday, February 10, 2025, between 4-6 PM, followed by services between 6-6:45 PM.

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