Christine Elizabeth "Tippy" Levoe (Devoe) Moss was born on Sept. 19, 1938, in Plowden Mills (Alcolu), Clarendon County, a daughter of I.D. Devoe and Annie Dell Barfield Devoe. She ascended into glory on May 27, 2016, in Sumter.
She was raised with her beloved cousin as her very own sister, Catherine "Baby" Brunson. She was the eldest of her siblings, the late Burnie Lee Blanding and the late Lucille Blanding Carter. She was a member of Reeseville AME Church in Clarendon County.
She attended Reeseville Elementary and Manning High School of Clarendon County. At the age of 14, she transferred to high school in Brooklyn, New York. While in New York, she attended nursing school. She worked in the nursing field at Sumter County Health Department prior to working as a home health nursing assistant for more than 40 years in South Carolina and Maryland.
Upon returning to South Carolina from 1974 to 1984, she was a member of Mulberry Baptist Church, Sumter. On her final return to South Carolina, she became a member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter. It was her desire to return to Reeseville AME Church to be among her ancestors.
She was united in matrimony to Herbert Moss Sr. They were blessed with six children, four daughters and two sons as follows: Herbert Moss Jr., James Moss Sr., the late Teresa, the late Tanya, the late Yvonne and the late Valarie Moss.
Later in life, she united in matrimony with the late James "Koot" Harrison. They were blessed with two children, David Moss and Christine-Naja Levoe.
Ms. Moss was the past grand matron in the state of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star, International Free and Accepted Modern Masons Inc. She was also the founder and past matron of Levoe Chapter No. 42, Baltimore, Maryland, and Beloved Chapter No. 122 in Sumter. She was a supreme recruiting deputy of the Order as well. Ms. Moss was the past most ancient grand matron of the Heroines of Jericho and presiding officer of Daughters of Isis, Daughters of Sphinx, and a number of other benevolent organizations. She was an active member of the Sumter Senior Citizens Center. She was an amazing florist and the best cook ever. No one could compare to her many flavorful soul food dishes, especially her sweet potato pies.
She was blessed with more than 21 grandchildren, a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, in-laws, family and friends. Her legacy continues on through the lives of those that she touched. She was indeed a true star.
Funeral: Reeseville AME Church in Alcolu.
Sumter Funeral Services Inc. is in charge of arrangements.∼Past Grand Matron Christine Moss was born in Plowden Mills (Alcolu), SC. She is the daughter of ID. Devoe and Annie Dell Barfield Devoe Blanding. She was raised with her cousin, Catherine "Baby" Brunson (James Bo Bo), as her very own sister. She was the Grand Matron of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was the Presiding Officer of several benevolent organizations whose goals were to uplift the African American community. She was a beloved community leader.
Her paternal family surname is Devoe/Deveaux/Neal of Richland , Clarendon and Sumter County, SC. An error in transcribing a record of one of her ancestors resulted in the surname Levoe. She was able to reconnect with this family in her later years.
She was an extremely talented florist and cook. She taught ever family member and friend that came to her home, how to complete some aspect of flower making. Her meticulous attention to detail ensured a stellar result. She required nothing less from those that she taught. She named her 1st floral shop after her granddaughter Danielle.
LEGACY: Her family and friends have an amazing ability for creativity as a result of her floral arrangement training. Paternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com of her male cousin revealed that her Devoe/Deveaux paternal ancestry is Akan of Ghana region. Maternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com revealed that she is Bamileke of Cameroon. She was given the title of Queen Mother Nzumafo by her own people of Cameroon. She was also given the Royal attire of the Atoghu. This was done when her daughter traveled to Cameroon on her behalf. Her daughter was also given the title of Nzumafo which means Wise Queen Mother.
Autosomal DNA testing at ancestry.com and FTDNA.com revealed that she has confirmed Igbo (Ebo) of Nigeria DNA matches, thus making her Igbo. It helped tremendously to have her autosomal DNA raw data uploaded to Gedmatch.com .
We were able to find more family and confirm several branches of her family tree. She was married to Herbert Moss Sr. From that union, there were 6 children. She later married James Koot Harrison. From that union, there were 2 children.Services were held at Reeseville AME church on 4 Jun 2016 by Sumter Funeral Services.
She was raised with her beloved cousin as her very own sister, Catherine "Baby" Brunson. She was the eldest of her siblings, the late Burnie Lee Blanding and the late Lucille Blanding Carter. She was a member of Reeseville AME Church in Clarendon County.
She attended Reeseville Elementary and Manning High School of Clarendon County. At the age of 14, she transferred to high school in Brooklyn, New York. While in New York, she attended nursing school. She worked in the nursing field at Sumter County Health Department prior to working as a home health nursing assistant for more than 40 years in South Carolina and Maryland.
Upon returning to South Carolina from 1974 to 1984, she was a member of Mulberry Baptist Church, Sumter. On her final return to South Carolina, she became a member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter. It was her desire to return to Reeseville AME Church to be among her ancestors.
She was united in matrimony to Herbert Moss Sr. They were blessed with six children, four daughters and two sons as follows: Herbert Moss Jr., James Moss Sr., the late Teresa, the late Tanya, the late Yvonne and the late Valarie Moss.
Later in life, she united in matrimony with the late James "Koot" Harrison. They were blessed with two children, David Moss and Christine-Naja Levoe.
Ms. Moss was the past grand matron in the state of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star, International Free and Accepted Modern Masons Inc. She was also the founder and past matron of Levoe Chapter No. 42, Baltimore, Maryland, and Beloved Chapter No. 122 in Sumter. She was a supreme recruiting deputy of the Order as well. Ms. Moss was the past most ancient grand matron of the Heroines of Jericho and presiding officer of Daughters of Isis, Daughters of Sphinx, and a number of other benevolent organizations. She was an active member of the Sumter Senior Citizens Center. She was an amazing florist and the best cook ever. No one could compare to her many flavorful soul food dishes, especially her sweet potato pies.
She was blessed with more than 21 grandchildren, a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, in-laws, family and friends. Her legacy continues on through the lives of those that she touched. She was indeed a true star.
Funeral: Reeseville AME Church in Alcolu.
Sumter Funeral Services Inc. is in charge of arrangements.∼Past Grand Matron Christine Moss was born in Plowden Mills (Alcolu), SC. She is the daughter of ID. Devoe and Annie Dell Barfield Devoe Blanding. She was raised with her cousin, Catherine "Baby" Brunson (James Bo Bo), as her very own sister. She was the Grand Matron of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was the Presiding Officer of several benevolent organizations whose goals were to uplift the African American community. She was a beloved community leader.
Her paternal family surname is Devoe/Deveaux/Neal of Richland , Clarendon and Sumter County, SC. An error in transcribing a record of one of her ancestors resulted in the surname Levoe. She was able to reconnect with this family in her later years.
She was an extremely talented florist and cook. She taught ever family member and friend that came to her home, how to complete some aspect of flower making. Her meticulous attention to detail ensured a stellar result. She required nothing less from those that she taught. She named her 1st floral shop after her granddaughter Danielle.
LEGACY: Her family and friends have an amazing ability for creativity as a result of her floral arrangement training. Paternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com of her male cousin revealed that her Devoe/Deveaux paternal ancestry is Akan of Ghana region. Maternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com revealed that she is Bamileke of Cameroon. She was given the title of Queen Mother Nzumafo by her own people of Cameroon. She was also given the Royal attire of the Atoghu. This was done when her daughter traveled to Cameroon on her behalf. Her daughter was also given the title of Nzumafo which means Wise Queen Mother.
Autosomal DNA testing at ancestry.com and FTDNA.com revealed that she has confirmed Igbo (Ebo) of Nigeria DNA matches, thus making her Igbo. It helped tremendously to have her autosomal DNA raw data uploaded to Gedmatch.com .
We were able to find more family and confirm several branches of her family tree. She was married to Herbert Moss Sr. From that union, there were 6 children. She later married James Koot Harrison. From that union, there were 2 children.Services were held at Reeseville AME church on 4 Jun 2016 by Sumter Funeral Services.
Christine Elizabeth "Tippy" Levoe (Devoe) Moss was born on Sept. 19, 1938, in Plowden Mills (Alcolu), Clarendon County, a daughter of I.D. Devoe and Annie Dell Barfield Devoe. She ascended into glory on May 27, 2016, in Sumter.
She was raised with her beloved cousin as her very own sister, Catherine "Baby" Brunson. She was the eldest of her siblings, the late Burnie Lee Blanding and the late Lucille Blanding Carter. She was a member of Reeseville AME Church in Clarendon County.
She attended Reeseville Elementary and Manning High School of Clarendon County. At the age of 14, she transferred to high school in Brooklyn, New York. While in New York, she attended nursing school. She worked in the nursing field at Sumter County Health Department prior to working as a home health nursing assistant for more than 40 years in South Carolina and Maryland.
Upon returning to South Carolina from 1974 to 1984, she was a member of Mulberry Baptist Church, Sumter. On her final return to South Carolina, she became a member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter. It was her desire to return to Reeseville AME Church to be among her ancestors.
She was united in matrimony to Herbert Moss Sr. They were blessed with six children, four daughters and two sons as follows: Herbert Moss Jr., James Moss Sr., the late Teresa, the late Tanya, the late Yvonne and the late Valarie Moss.
Later in life, she united in matrimony with the late James "Koot" Harrison. They were blessed with two children, David Moss and Christine-Naja Levoe.
Ms. Moss was the past grand matron in the state of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star, International Free and Accepted Modern Masons Inc. She was also the founder and past matron of Levoe Chapter No. 42, Baltimore, Maryland, and Beloved Chapter No. 122 in Sumter. She was a supreme recruiting deputy of the Order as well. Ms. Moss was the past most ancient grand matron of the Heroines of Jericho and presiding officer of Daughters of Isis, Daughters of Sphinx, and a number of other benevolent organizations. She was an active member of the Sumter Senior Citizens Center. She was an amazing florist and the best cook ever. No one could compare to her many flavorful soul food dishes, especially her sweet potato pies.
She was blessed with more than 21 grandchildren, a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, in-laws, family and friends. Her legacy continues on through the lives of those that she touched. She was indeed a true star.
Funeral: Reeseville AME Church in Alcolu.
Sumter Funeral Services Inc. is in charge of arrangements.∼Past Grand Matron Christine Moss was born in Plowden Mills (Alcolu), SC. She is the daughter of ID. Devoe and Annie Dell Barfield Devoe Blanding. She was raised with her cousin, Catherine "Baby" Brunson (James Bo Bo), as her very own sister. She was the Grand Matron of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was the Presiding Officer of several benevolent organizations whose goals were to uplift the African American community. She was a beloved community leader.
Her paternal family surname is Devoe/Deveaux/Neal of Richland , Clarendon and Sumter County, SC. An error in transcribing a record of one of her ancestors resulted in the surname Levoe. She was able to reconnect with this family in her later years.
She was an extremely talented florist and cook. She taught ever family member and friend that came to her home, how to complete some aspect of flower making. Her meticulous attention to detail ensured a stellar result. She required nothing less from those that she taught. She named her 1st floral shop after her granddaughter Danielle.
LEGACY: Her family and friends have an amazing ability for creativity as a result of her floral arrangement training. Paternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com of her male cousin revealed that her Devoe/Deveaux paternal ancestry is Akan of Ghana region. Maternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com revealed that she is Bamileke of Cameroon. She was given the title of Queen Mother Nzumafo by her own people of Cameroon. She was also given the Royal attire of the Atoghu. This was done when her daughter traveled to Cameroon on her behalf. Her daughter was also given the title of Nzumafo which means Wise Queen Mother.
Autosomal DNA testing at ancestry.com and FTDNA.com revealed that she has confirmed Igbo (Ebo) of Nigeria DNA matches, thus making her Igbo. It helped tremendously to have her autosomal DNA raw data uploaded to Gedmatch.com .
We were able to find more family and confirm several branches of her family tree. She was married to Herbert Moss Sr. From that union, there were 6 children. She later married James Koot Harrison. From that union, there were 2 children.Services were held at Reeseville AME church on 4 Jun 2016 by Sumter Funeral Services.
She was raised with her beloved cousin as her very own sister, Catherine "Baby" Brunson. She was the eldest of her siblings, the late Burnie Lee Blanding and the late Lucille Blanding Carter. She was a member of Reeseville AME Church in Clarendon County.
She attended Reeseville Elementary and Manning High School of Clarendon County. At the age of 14, she transferred to high school in Brooklyn, New York. While in New York, she attended nursing school. She worked in the nursing field at Sumter County Health Department prior to working as a home health nursing assistant for more than 40 years in South Carolina and Maryland.
Upon returning to South Carolina from 1974 to 1984, she was a member of Mulberry Baptist Church, Sumter. On her final return to South Carolina, she became a member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter. It was her desire to return to Reeseville AME Church to be among her ancestors.
She was united in matrimony to Herbert Moss Sr. They were blessed with six children, four daughters and two sons as follows: Herbert Moss Jr., James Moss Sr., the late Teresa, the late Tanya, the late Yvonne and the late Valarie Moss.
Later in life, she united in matrimony with the late James "Koot" Harrison. They were blessed with two children, David Moss and Christine-Naja Levoe.
Ms. Moss was the past grand matron in the state of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star, International Free and Accepted Modern Masons Inc. She was also the founder and past matron of Levoe Chapter No. 42, Baltimore, Maryland, and Beloved Chapter No. 122 in Sumter. She was a supreme recruiting deputy of the Order as well. Ms. Moss was the past most ancient grand matron of the Heroines of Jericho and presiding officer of Daughters of Isis, Daughters of Sphinx, and a number of other benevolent organizations. She was an active member of the Sumter Senior Citizens Center. She was an amazing florist and the best cook ever. No one could compare to her many flavorful soul food dishes, especially her sweet potato pies.
She was blessed with more than 21 grandchildren, a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, in-laws, family and friends. Her legacy continues on through the lives of those that she touched. She was indeed a true star.
Funeral: Reeseville AME Church in Alcolu.
Sumter Funeral Services Inc. is in charge of arrangements.∼Past Grand Matron Christine Moss was born in Plowden Mills (Alcolu), SC. She is the daughter of ID. Devoe and Annie Dell Barfield Devoe Blanding. She was raised with her cousin, Catherine "Baby" Brunson (James Bo Bo), as her very own sister. She was the Grand Matron of Maryland of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was the Presiding Officer of several benevolent organizations whose goals were to uplift the African American community. She was a beloved community leader.
Her paternal family surname is Devoe/Deveaux/Neal of Richland , Clarendon and Sumter County, SC. An error in transcribing a record of one of her ancestors resulted in the surname Levoe. She was able to reconnect with this family in her later years.
She was an extremely talented florist and cook. She taught ever family member and friend that came to her home, how to complete some aspect of flower making. Her meticulous attention to detail ensured a stellar result. She required nothing less from those that she taught. She named her 1st floral shop after her granddaughter Danielle.
LEGACY: Her family and friends have an amazing ability for creativity as a result of her floral arrangement training. Paternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com of her male cousin revealed that her Devoe/Deveaux paternal ancestry is Akan of Ghana region. Maternal DNA testing at Africanancestry.com revealed that she is Bamileke of Cameroon. She was given the title of Queen Mother Nzumafo by her own people of Cameroon. She was also given the Royal attire of the Atoghu. This was done when her daughter traveled to Cameroon on her behalf. Her daughter was also given the title of Nzumafo which means Wise Queen Mother.
Autosomal DNA testing at ancestry.com and FTDNA.com revealed that she has confirmed Igbo (Ebo) of Nigeria DNA matches, thus making her Igbo. It helped tremendously to have her autosomal DNA raw data uploaded to Gedmatch.com .
We were able to find more family and confirm several branches of her family tree. She was married to Herbert Moss Sr. From that union, there were 6 children. She later married James Koot Harrison. From that union, there were 2 children.Services were held at Reeseville AME church on 4 Jun 2016 by Sumter Funeral Services.
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