Alice L. Davis

ALICE LOUISE FLEMING DAVIS, daughter of the late John and Grace Fleming, was born July 17, 1919 in Halifax County, Virginia. She departed this life on Monday, August 15, 2005. Alice received her formal education in the public school system of Halifax County. During her teenage years, Alice moved with her father to Newark, New Jersey. As a young adult, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where she married the late James Milton Davis on June 26, 1943. They were a loving couple until he entered into eternal rest in 1979. At an early age, she professed her faith in Jesus Christ and joined the Piney Grove Baptist Church in Virginia. On May 11, 1944 she joined the Perkins Square Baptist Church on Christian experience under the pastorate of the late Rev. Ward D. Yerby. She has served as a faithful member of the Women's Chorus, Sunday School Chorus, Mass Choir, Ladies Guild, Willing Workers, and the Sunday School. Alice also served as a member of the Ministry of the Diaconate for almost forty years. She was very dedicated to her church activities and served untiringly in every endeavor. Her faith in God and acknowledgement of His love was evident in all aspects of her life. One of her favorite pastimes was studying the Bible. Alice was a friend to everyone whose path she crossed. She had a number of employers, all of whom considered her part of their families. She was steadfast and trustworthy beyond compare. Alice was dearly loved in her neighborhood, where she dutifully maintained flowers and plants and tended to the neighborhood pets. She was fiercely independent, and people were drawn to her as she moved about the community. While Alice had no children of her own, in her walk through life, she doted on the children of her friends. She actually delivered one of her godchildren, without training, when her good friend, the late Rosa Mae Wilkins went into labor at home. She had several godchildren who were very special to her and a number of families of which she was an honorary member. Alice's family was extremely important to her, and she diligently attended family reunions and outings until her health began to fail. Alice's kindness, generosity and sense of humor endeared her to all who came in contact with her. Alice leaves to cherish her precious memory: two sisters, Mary Anne Flounoy, and JoAnne Fleming of New Jersey; two brothers, Robert Morton of New Jersey and Nathaniel Fleming of Pennsylvania; one brother-in-law, Henry Davis of Detroit, MI; three sisters-in-law, Irene Davis of Detroit, MI, Rosa McCoy of Elizabethtown, NC, and Mabel Davis of Wilmington, NC; devoted cousins, Alberta Clark and Sherry Clark; goddaughters, Wanetah Wilkins and Patricia Young; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives and friends.

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Alice L. Davis

July 17, 1919 - August 15, 2005