Diane Thomasyne Marshall

October 10, 1945 - November 29, 2018

On a crisp fall day, October 10, 1945 to be exact in Alexandria Virginia, a bundle of joy was gifted to William and Ruth Charity. They named her Diane. This bundle of joy made her transition from this life to life everlasting on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the INOVA Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. “DeeDee”, as she was affectionately known, was educated in the Alexandria Public School System and graduated from Parker-Gray High School. In 1964, she married her high school sweetheart, Thomas I. Marshall. To this union was born two children, Thomas Patrick and Shelly Elaine. She began her lucrative career with the U.S. Department of Defense Branch of the Federal Government and retired after 38 years of service. She received many awards and recognitions and was loved by her co-workers and soldiers. DeeDee was a lifelong member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was very active in the church and was a member of the Hospitality Ministry and Sisters With A Purpose (SWAP). She was also a founding member of the Women’s Ecumenical Choir and served in the community. She was a faithful member of the Ecumenical Choir of Northern Virginia and a group called “Sweet Spirit”. DeeDee had a strong personality and loved to have fun. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She loved God and was happy serving Him through her gift of song. She was loved by so many and her physical presence will be sorely missed. She leaves to cherish her memory one son, Thomas P. Marshall; one daughter, Shelley E. Marshall; three grandsons, Aaron, Patrick and Derek Marshall; one granddaughter, Ashley Marshall; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Michael W. Charity (Jerry); one aunt, Marjorie A. Burts; two step sisters, Yosie Scott and Doris Wanzer; one step brother, Sylvester Rose; a devoted friend, Carl Cannon; a devoted caregiver and friend, LaJuan Willis; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, her sisters Beverly Weeks and Vicki Moss and her brother, Rozier Charity.