Obituary of Marian Davis

MARIAN "JOYCE" CLARK DAVIS, 68 of Hollywood, Maryland died peacefully amongst family members on May 24, 2008 at her home. Born September 26, 1939 in Welch, West Virginia she was the daughter of Edna Pauline and the late Roland Glen Clark. She was raised in the coal mining area of War, West Virginia, and attended Big Creek High School with the "Rocket Boys". Joyce then attended Concord College where she earned a BA degree in Home Economics and Library Science and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. She moved to Maryland in 1961 to be the librarian at the Leonardtown School, which included grades K-12. In 1963, she became a stay at home mom until her children started school. Joyce loved being around and teaching children and during the late sixties she volunteered, and was later selected as the librarian at Greenview Knolls Elementary School, where she served as both the librarian and acting principal in the principals absence. She also attended The George Washington University earning her MS in Library Science. She retired in 1999. She loved people. She traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada, driving across North America six times, including three driving trips to Alaska. She loved to knit and crochet, making scores of baby blankets and afghans. Her cross stitching won several first place awards. She also enjoyed gardening. She is survived by her husband, Robert Brian Chamberlain Davis; her daughter, Joni Maria Davis Cummins, her husband, David Alan and their daughter, Shannon Nicole all of Hollywood, Maryland; her son, Scott Roland Davis, his wife, Ruth Marie, their twin daughters, Sarah Joyce and Jenny Marie, and step-daughter Mary Parent all of Hollywood, Maryland; her brothers, Norman Glen Clark of War, West Virginia, Charles Roland Clark of Kemper, Texas, and James Melvin Clark, his wife, Jamie Rappaport Clark, and their son, Carson all of Leesburg, Virginia; her sister, Helen Clark Hickman, her husband, Daryl, their son, Joshua and daughter, Clark all of Centerville, Virginia. She is also survived by numerous friends and relatives in Maryland, West Virginia, Maine, Virginia, North Carolina and throughout the U.S.A. and Canada. Joyce, who had Myeldysplasia, foremost wished to publicly thank the Red Cross and its caring army of "blood donors" who gave over 700 units of blood she has needed these past 10 years. Furthermore, she wished to publicly thank the excellent and caring staff of doctors and nurses including: Dr. Kioumarce Yazdani and the Infusion Center of Calvert Hospital; Dr. B. Douglas Smith, Nurse Practitioner Valerie Ironside and Mary Beth Collins, Ericka, Diane and the other 5A nurses of Johns Hopkins; St. Mary's Hospital, and numerous other supporting friends. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 5 to 7 p.m., and prayers from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home in Leonardtown Maryland. Services will be held at the War United Methodist Church in War, West Virginia on Sunday, June 1, 2008, with viewing 11 to 1; and service at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Guss Anderson officiating. Internment Services will follow at the Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, West Virginia. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 1249, Abingdon, Virginia 24212 or to the War United Methodist Church, War, West Virginia 24892. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory, Marion, Virginia is serving the Davis Family.