Mrs. Rosa Inez Dave was born on March 9, 1925 in Hollywood, Alabama to Dalton Allison and Ella B. (White) Allison. She was a longtime resident of Bridgeport, Alabama. Mrs. Dave attended the Rosenwald School in Hollywood, Alabama and George Washington Carver High School in Scottsboro, Alabama. She accepted Christ at an early age and instilled in her children and grandchildren faith in God, strength, and a love of life. She was united in holy matrimony in which her beloved children were born. Mrs. Dave was a member of Aldhouse Church of Christ in Bridgeport, and in later years, a member of New Covenant Baptist Church, Stevenson, Alabama. She retired from Fulton Manufacturing, South Pittsburg, Tennessee. She loved to travel and visited many cities with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Dave departed this life on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at the age of 95 surrounded by her beloved children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Dalton Allison; mother, Ella B. Eldridge; stepfather, Nathan Eldridge; sons, Edward Dave, Sr., Corey Dave; grandson, Levon Dave; granddaughter, Katrice Henry; and sons-in-law, John Nicholson and James Ballard. Mrs. Dave leaves to mourn her passing, daughters, Mary V. Nicholson, Bridgeport; Susan Dave, Uniondale, NY; Ella Henry, Sandra Ballard, both of Bridgeport; Evon Dave Henry, Huntsville, AL; sons, Gary Dave, Stanley Dave, Leon Dave, all of Bridgeport; stepdaughters, Terri Dave, Mooresville, NC; Sonya Dave, Gastonia, NC; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a host of family and friends.
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