Wanda Davis

Wanda Thorne Davis, 49, departed this life on Friday, July 24, 2009.

She was a former resident of Washington, D.C., and longtime resident of Oxon Hill, Md. She was born to Charles E. Thorne and Mildred Delores Lee Thorne.

Wanda was preceded in death by a son, Eric Davis, and her father, Charles E. Thorne.

She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, Louis; three children, Anthony and Lewis Jr. of Oxon Hill Md., Shaunda of Goldsboro N.C.; one grandchild, Chamel E. Wellington of Goldsboro, N.C.; her mother, Mildred Delores; three sisters, Arliss Tolbert of Oxon Hill, Md., Charlotte and Latricia Thorne of Hopewell; one brother, Charles E. Thorne, (Veronica) of Phoenix, Ariz., nine nieces and nephews; nine aunts; Juanita Glover, Wilhemina Mathews, Margie Morgan, Brenda Hemmingway, Evangeline Brown, Iris Collins, Doreatha Jackson, Glenda Hayes and Betty Waller; six uncles, Lofton, Michael and Stanley Lee, Plummer Jr. Wallace and Angelo Thorne, numerous cousins other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Friendship Baptist Church, Hopewell with Rev. Carl Johnson officiating. The interment will be in Mt. Sinai Community Cemetery. Remains will rest at the church from 12:45 p.m. until hour of service. Relatives and friends are asked to assemble at 12:45 p.m. at 2826 Courthouse Road, Hopewell, on the day of service. The family may be contacted at 458-7527.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the staff of Turner-Bland Funeral Home, Hopewell, Rev. William N. Bland Jr., funeral director.