Marian Joyce Clark Davis, 68 of Hollywood, Maryland died peacefully amongst family members on May 24, 2008 at her home.

Born Sept 26, 1939 in Welch, WV she was the daughter of the late Roland Glen and Edna Pauline Clark.

She was raised in the coal mining area of War, WV, and attended Big Creek High School with the "Rocket Boys". Joyce then attended Concord College where she earned a BA degree in Home Economics and Library Science and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.

She moved to Maryland in 1961 to be the librarian at the Leonardtown School, which included grades K-12. In 1963, she became a stay at home mom until her children started school. Joyce loved being around and teaching children and during the late sixties she volunteered, and was later selected as the librarian at Greenview Knolls Elementary School, where she served as both the librarian and acting principal in the principals absence. She also attended The George Washington University earning her MS in Library Science. She retired in1999.

She loved people. She traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada, driving across North America six times, including three driving trips to Alaska. She loved to knit and crochet, making scores of baby blankets and afghans. Her cross stitching won several first place awards. She also enjoyed gardening.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Brian Chamberlain Davis; her daughter Joni Maria Davis Cummins, her husband David Alan and daughter Shannon Nicole of Hollywood; son Scott Roland Davis, his wife Ruth Marie, their twin daughters Sarah Joyce and Jenny Marie, and step daughter Mary Parent of Hollywood; her brothers Norman Glen Clark of War, WV; Charles Roland Clark of Kemper, Texas; James Melvin Clark, his wife Jamie Rappaport Clark and son Carson of Leesburg, VA; and sister Helen Clark Hickman, her husband Daryl, son Joshua and daughter Clark of Centerville, VA. She is also survived by numerous friends and relatives in MD, WV, ME, VA, NC, and throughout the U.S.A. and Canada.

Joyce, who had Myelodysplasia, foremost wished to publicly thank the Red Cross and its caring army of "blood donors" who gave over 700 units of blood she has needed this past 10 years. Furthermore, she wished to publicly thank the excellent and caring staff of doctors and nurses including: Dr Kioumarce Yazdani and the Infusion Center of Calvert Hospital; Dr B. Douglas Smith, Nurse Practitioner Valerie Ironside and Mary Beth Collins, Ericka, Diane and the other 5A nurses of Johns Hopkins; St. Mary's Hospital, and numerous other supporting friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to Joyce's Life Celebration at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD on Thursday May 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers said at 7:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the War Methodist Church in War, WV on Sunday June 1st; were the family will receive friends from 11 until time of service at 1pm.

Internment Services will follow at the Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Va.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross St. Mary's County Chapter, P.O. Box 387, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD 20650.