Daisy DeVance

Daisy Devance, daughter of the late Anna and Plez Norris, was born on September 8, 1916 in Wedowee, Alababama. She finished her course and departed this life on Saturday, August 2, 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland.Daisy was the eighth oldest of twelve children. She received her education in Chambers County, Alabama. At the tender age of thirteen, she accepted the Lord Jesus and joined the Antioch Baptist Church, where she was very active in church activities.Daisy was united in holy matrimony to the late Joseph DeVance on January 3, 1937 in Waverly, Alabama. They were married for sixty years and out of this union seven children were born. To make life better for their children, she and Joseph relocated to Baltimore in 1948.Soon after arriving in Baltimore, Daisy and Joseph became members of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Daisy served as a deaconess, missionary, and as the pastor’s aid. She was also a faithful member of the senior choir until surgery robbed her of her singing voice. Daisy’s love for the Word of God led her to take a Bible correspondence course. Her favorite hymns were “Sweet Hour of Prayer” and “Amazing Grace”. Psalm 29 was one of her many favorites. Although failing health prevented Daisy from regular church attendance, it didn’t stop her from studying the Bible with friends over the telephone, nor did it stop her from taking Communion.Daisy was a faithful housewife, and was a devoted mother to her seven children, Curtis, James, William, Zenith, Jeff, Pauline, and Joseph A. Many will miss the aroma of her oven baked buttermilk biscuits, banana-puddings, and the birthday cards with monetary gifts, which she unfailingly sent to each and every child, grandchild, great-grandchild and even the in-laws.Daisy DeVance leaves to celebrate her nearly eighty-seven years of life on this side one surviving sister, Mrs. Vicie Morris of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Surviving her also are: Rev. Curtis and Rev. Celestine DeVance of Urbandale, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. James and Lauretta DeVance; Mr. and Mrs. William and Doretha DeVance, Mrs. Zenith McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffie O. and Gaile DeVance, Ms. Pauline DeVance, and Mr. Joseph A. DeVance all of Baltimore, Maryland; sixteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends - especially Mr. and Mrs. Lacy and Barbara Brock, Ms. Ernestine Carrington-DeVance, and the Rev. and Mrs. Wheeler. We will sorely miss her kind and loving spirit.

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Daisy DeVance

September 8, 1916 - August 2, 2003