RENEE D. LICORISH

On the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, Renee Etheleen Davis Licorish put on her wings, instead of her customary Sketchers, and took flight on a celestial journey.

Renee was born on Dec. 13, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York, the second child born of the union of Norman and Catherine Pearson-Davis, both deceased. She has one older sister, Norma Davis Lawrence; one younger brother, Keith Johnson; as well as a stepsister, Phyllis Johnson Smith, from the union of her mother's second marriage to Charles Johnson.

Renee spent her formative years residing in Fort Greene Houses in Brooklyn. After graduating from Washington Irving High School in 1967, Renee opted to enter the corporate world of banking. She was hired at Chase Manhattan Bank immediately after graduation, then proceeded to Western Electric Corp., Federal Reserve Bank and finally, for the next 30 years, the Human Resources Administration of the City of New York. She retired as a high level manager from HRA in 2007. In 1970, she married Nathaniel Licorish and in 1972 gave birth to the apple of her eye, Tiffany. In 1985, she wed a second time to William McRrae, with whom she remained married for 25 years. In 1999, she and William moved to Staten Island, New York, with their mischievous and beloved cocker spaniel, Keno McRae, who predeceased her in 2005. After her divorce from William, she happily retired to Sumter in 2012, where Norman Davis's relatives were a huge part of the community and adopted her into the fold. There, she created a new home with wonderful friends and her daughter, Tiffany, who eventually moved from New York City to Sumter to be with her.

Renee leaves behind: her daughter, Tiffany; stepdaughters, Janell Henderson and Rahsheeda McRae; her siblings, Norma, Phyllis and Keith; nieces, Charise, Lessa, Chinyera and Jasmine; nephews, Jamal, Savonne and Keith Jr.; step-nephew, Corrado; along with many cousins, friends and colleagues.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, with Pastor Ricky Simmons officiating.

Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.