Addie Elizabeth Davis (29 June 1917 – 3 December 2005) was an American Southern Baptist religious leader.
[1] She became an education director at First Baptist Church in Elkin, North Carolina and later dean of women at Alderson-Broaddus College.
[3] Davis's early career was interrupted in 1944, when her father's death forced her to return to Covington and help her mother with the family furniture store.
[3] In 1960, Davis began attending the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
[3] While in Seminary, Davis attended Watts Street Baptist Church, which, along with its pastor Warren Carr, was known at the time for social progressivism and participation in the civil rights movement.