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27, 1999, they came. Her family, her friends, her fellow
officers. Over three hundred mourners filled the funeral
home and spilled out into the dark to honor the fallen servant
of the people, the fire cracker, the dynamite in a little
package, the shooting star. Outside, over one hundred officers stood in silent
vigil and formation during the service,
including representatives from Shallotte, Southport, Ocean Isle
Beach, Holden Beach, Oak Island, Wilmington, Cary Police
Departments; New Hanover, Pender County Sheriff's Departments;
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Police Department, North
Carolina State Troopers and wildlife officers. |
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During the
service, there were speeches by her sisters for
the sister they had called 'Beany', there
were songs, there were laughter and tears. The highlight
of the evening were the words of Davina's uncle.
"Have you ever gone out on a moonless, cloudless
night, staring up at the beauty of the stars and
suddenly a shooting star explodes into view? Davina is
much like that shooting star."
He read a poem called
"Your Child First" by Jody
Seymour which contained the following lines:
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Where were
your hands to keep her from harm?
O listen to us in our brokenness.
Judge not our shaken faith.
Somehow we still turn to you, believing
She was your child first. |
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| A color
guard of Brunswick County deputies presented an American
flag in traditional military fashion to the family. The
emotional service ended with a broadcast of 'last call'
from the Brunswick County Emergency Service Center
Dispatcher, "4206," Jones' Bald Head Island
police force number. |
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| Davina was devoted
to her grandparents and liked to go fishing with them at
the Yaupon Beach Pier. When her grandfather died, he was
cremated and his ashes were scattered from this pier.
Davina's ashes were scattered in the ocean some distance out from
there from a sail boat so she would be near her
grandfather again. |
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