Born: June 20, 1940
Died: November 29, 2020
The Family of Joyce L. DeMaio sadly announce our mother’s passing on November 29, 2020. Known for her gentle Southern accent and hospitality, Mom leaves behind a long-lasting legacy and happy memories for her grieving family from Georgia to California. Mom has rejoined in heaven the love of her life, our father James B. DeMaio, Sr., who passed away in 2008. A true Southern belle from Georgia, Mom cooked the best southern dishes, like her incredible green beans, but boy did she create a legendary Italian spaghetti dinner that became our most requested special birthday and holiday meal for many years. When asked for the recipe of her delicious sauce, she would say, “Each time I cook my sauce for your Daddy and you kids, I put in a little bit of this and little bit of that, use the best ingredients and simmer all day!” We remember how easy it was to talk to Mom and how she would weave in her little bits of wisdom into our conversations, such as “Pretty is as pretty does,” and “God’s watching you, so behave ya’ll!” When we were younger and living in Georgia, Mom worked for the Doraville Police Department as a crossing guard so she could watch us cross a busy intersection on our way to and from school. She wore a blue police uniform, looking all the part, and safely shepherded countless children, including us, to the other side of the street. Her crowning achievement was her fifty-year marriage to Dad and her loving support of him and all of her many friends and loved ones. We will always remember how Mom was our best cheerleader and that we could discuss anything with her. Mom loved being a wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt and friend. We will always remember her honesty, beautiful heart and gentle soul. As beloved mother to James Burney DeMaio, Jr., Kathleen Michelle Cunningham, Hellen Elizabeth Russell and Debra Michelle Bellings-Kee, we are happy she is at peace in heaven with Dad. Mom leaves behind grandchildren Ashley K. Granich, Aaron M. Bellings, Jamie Marie Therese Clarque, Stephan C. Cunningham, Michael L. Bellings, Tyler C. Russell, Miranda Baxter, Lucy McIntyre, Ruth Kee and Johanna Kee. Mom had a special place in her heart for her great-grandchildren Matthew Cunningham, Sarah Chisum, Adam Clarque, Julie Clarque, Archer Cunningham, Baby Henry Granich, Stellan McIntyre and Baby Alina McIntyre. Mom is survived by sisters Beverly Whatley, Debra Timpson and Suzie Sims, along with her many nieces and nephews, all residing in Georgia. Montecito Memorial Park & Mortuary 3520 E Washington St., Colton CA 92324, 909-825-3024. Graveside service for immediate family only on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 2:30pm. The Reverend Father Edmund Gomez, Celebrant.
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