Addell D Bland

Addell Davis Bland was born on December 28, 1916, the third child of Charles Alexander Davis and Blanche Johnson Davis Beverly in King George County, Virginia. She went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 8, 2016.

Her primary education was at the Little Ark School located in King George. On November 24, 1934, she married Joseph Bland. From this union, six children were born: Charles, Roseal, Marjorie, Marlene, Delphine, and Cathy.

She joined the Little Ark Baptist Church at an early age and remained a member until her death. She was a faithful member and participated in many of the church's groups and clubs. She was a member of the Flower Club, the Deaconess Board, and the Nurses' Unit for many years and sang in the Volunteer Chorus and the J. W. Chapman Chorus. She also served as the Church's Treasurer. She attended church, Wednesday night prayer service, Sunday School, and Baptist Training Union (BTU) on a regular basis and required her children to attend, also.

Addell was also a member of the A10 Moses Lodge and the Faith and Hope Lodge for many years and was Secretary for both Lodges until they closed.

She loved her children, grandchildren, and great–grandchildren and did all she could to help them as long as she was able.

Addell was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph. She leaves to cherish her memory two sons; Charles and Roseal and four daughters; Marjorie, Marlene, Delphine, and Cathy; four in-laws Betty (Charles), Edna (Roseal) Leroy (Marjorie), and Franklin (Delphine). She also will be fondly remembered by her ten grandchildren: Leroy, Jr., Sandra, Timothy, Charles, Jr., Erwin, Carol, Timothy, Marvin, Carmen, Damion and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Addell, the third of 11 children, is survived by two sisters, Alice Pryor of Largo, Maryland and Bertha Hodge of King George, Virginia and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other friends. She will also be missed by the staff and her friends at the Caring Hearts Assisted Living in Bowie, Maryland.

She loved to cook, bake, and tend to her flowers and plants. Other hobbies included sewing and crocheting. She will best be remembered by her family during the holidays (Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas). For Christmas, she always made more than six different kinds of cookies and each grandchild would have a box of cookies to take home. Every Christmas she also made a fruitcake that everyone loved and numerous other cakes and pies. She was known for her lemon meringue pie.

At future family gatherings, she will be sorely missed, but not forgotten.



Funeral Home:
Cedell Brooks Funeral Home
25662 A.P. Hill Blvd
Port Royal, VA
US 22535