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Funeral for longtime news anchor Amanda Davis held Wednesday

Davis died last week after suffering a massive stroke.
Amanda Davis at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast. (Photo: NATAS Southeast)

The public funeral for Amanda Davis, longtime Atlanta TV anchor, WAS held Wednesday at Cascade United Methodist Church.

The public service began at 11 am and ended around 12:30 pm.

Davis was a longtime member of the church. A public viewing for Davis was held Tuesday at the Gregory B. Levett Funeral Home on Flat Shoals Road in Decatur.

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Davis was at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday, headed to San Antonio following the death of her stepfather, when she suffered the stroke.

She was taken to hospital, where she underwent treatment. She died on Wednesday night.

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Davis, who had been a television anchor in Atlanta for more than 25 years, was anchor for WGCL-TV's morning news and noon show. Before that, she had been a reporter and anchor for Atlanta's Fox affiliate, WAGA-TV, prior to leaving the station in 2013.

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