BENNINGTON- Eleanor L. Davis, 89, a lifelong resident of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on May 10, at the Village at Fillmore Pond. Mrs. Davis was born in Wilmington on June 30, 1919, the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Adams) Cutting. She received her education from Wilmington schools, graduating from Wilmington High School, class of 1937.

Mrs. Davis worked for many years as a dental assistant for Dr. Hay and Dr. Haught and then did bookkeeping for her husband’s business, Philip Davis and Son, for many years. She was a member of and very active in the Wilmington Congregational Church.

Mrs. Davis was a member of the Wilmington Historical Society and one of the last members of the Higley Hill Homemakers. She enjoyed golf, walking, and flowers. In her earlier years she liked to travel and square dance. She enjoyed working on crossword puzzles and cherished times spent with her family.

Mrs. Davis is survived by her son, Alan Davis and his wife Lynn, of Wilmington; her daughter, Ann Stone and her husband Robert, of Wilmington and Florida; her grandchildren, Jeffrey and Duane Stone and Kimberly Laird; and her great-grandchildren, Daniel, Annika, and Ava Stone.

She was preceded in death by her husband Philip Davis, on September 5, 2001. They were married in Wilmington on August 20, 1944. She was also preceded in death by her grandson Eric Davis, in 2003, and by her sister Marguerite Evans.

A celebration of the life of Mrs. Davis will be held Friday, May 15, at 1 pm, at the Wilmington Congregational Church. Interment will follow in the family lot in Cutting Intervale Cemetery in Wilmington. There are no visiting hours. If friends desire memorial gifts may be made to the Guy Hawkins Cancer Fund or to the Wilmington Congregational Church c/o Covey & Allen Funeral Home, P.O. Box 215, Wilmington, VT 05363. To send the family e-mail condolences visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.