Carol Jean (Davis) Meli

By Orleans Hub Posted 10 December 2020 at 2:16 pm

Carol Jean (Davis) Meli, 86 of Batavia, passed away on Mon., Dec. 7, 2020 at Premier Genesee Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Medina, NY to the late Emmett and Emma (Bacon) Davis and graduated from Medina High School. She was married to Vincent “Vinny” Meli on May 22, 1976 until his passing on Nov. 29, 2017.

Carol is survived by her step-daughter, Penny Meli (fiancé Paul); sister, Shirley (late Stuart) Peters of Hagerstown, Md; brother, Lowell and Eleanor Davis of Medina; 2 step-grandsons: Joseph and Justin Meli; 2 step-great- granddaughters: Zoey Meli and Fayt Meli; nieces and nephews: Diane Fulkerson of Rochester, NY, Susan Peters Connolly of Vienna, Va., John and Robin Peters of Mass., Jim and Kim Peters of Fairfield, Conn., Amy Davis of St. Petersburg, Fla., Angela Davis of Holley, NY.

Carol is predeceased in death by her sister-in-law Mary (Stella) Meli Fulkerson; 2 brothers-in-law: Salvatore (Sam) Meli and James Fulkerson; and 2 nieces: Denise Davis-Withey, and Jennifer Davis-Lonnen.

Carol worked for several years at Sylvania and Brenners Jewelery Store in Batavia and also co-owned the Edgewood Restaurant with Vinny for over 20 years. She was also the Postmaster at the Silver Lake Post Office for many years until her retirement.

There will be no prior visitation.  Funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials may be made to the NYS Veterans Home Activity Dept., 220 Richmond Ave., Batavia, NY 14020. Expressions of sympathy can be shared with the family at: www.mcandrewfuneralhomes.net.

Arrangements were entrusted to the J. Leonard McAndrew Funeral Home, LLC, 2 Bogue Ave., Batavia, NY 14020. Ronald Konieczny II, Director.