Malverine Ann Davis

MALVERINE ANN DAVIS, born on February 8, 1934, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the second child of six of the late Malachi C. and Annie Mae Davis. After 89 beautiful years full of laughs and tons of love, God called His angel home to rest while she slept early Thursday morning, November 9, 2023. Affectionately called “Mal” by many that knew her, Malverine graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1950. There she met, and soon after graduating, married her high school sweetheart Raymond Thomas Jr. in 1951. From that union, they were blessed with three daughters. Vicky, Joyce, and Sandy (Tammy). Together in 1952, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and once in Baltimore, Mal continued her education at Morgan State University where she studied journalism. Mal was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at an early age. She began to play the piano at the age of four, and at the age of nine, she used her gift to earn 25 cents per service playing the piano for Salem Thessalonian Baptist Church. She would eventually become their music director. Mal continued using her gifts and talents at the Christian Unity Temple Community Church until present time, where she played the piano, and also wrote and directed many plays. The last being most appropriately named, “The Doors of the Church Are Open”. In 1977 Mal moved to Los Angeles, and worked a variety of jobs which included being a nanny for Robert Blake, the lead actor in the hit television series, “Baretta”. In addition to this, she also worked for the Hilton Hotel Corporate Office in the Accounting Division. Later in 1984, she moved back to Baltimore to be with her family. Mal always had a love of education, and at one point she even established a day care center dedicated primarily to caring for and educating mentally challenged children. Mal was a devoted and loving mother who would do anything for her family. She spent her free time at family gatherings and events providing love and support for whoever she could. She enjoyed reading books of all genres, and especially loved studying black history. That appreciation for learning and educating is something that she has passed down to all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Mal was preceded in death by her husband Ray Thomas Jr., her daughter Vicky, and her brothers Earl and Donald Davis. Mal leaves to cherish her memory: her daughters, Joyce Branch (George) and Sandy Whittington (Kenneth); brothers, Melvin and Allan Davis; sister, Pat Stanley; seven grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and close friends

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Malverine Ann Davis

February 8, 1934 - November 9, 2023