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FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS<br />
De’<strong>Vonta</strong> Sheldon <strong>Mathis</strong><br />
1994 – 2022<br />
It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
CELEBRATING THE LIFE<br />
OF<br />
De’<strong>Vonta</strong> Sheldon <strong>Mathis</strong><br />
ALPHA: APRIL 25, 1994<br />
OMEGA: SEPTEMBER 10, 2022<br />
AGE: 28 YEARS<br />
SERVICE LOCATION:<br />
New Life Church COGIC<br />
3311 N Powers Drive | Orlando, Florida 32818<br />
SERVICE DATE & TIME:<br />
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:00<br />
PRESIDING:<br />
Reverend Octavius L. Smith
His Life’s Journey<br />
A Legacy of Character, Strength, and Faith...<br />
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens, a time to be born,<br />
a time to live and a time to die.<br />
– Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2a<br />
De’<strong>Vonta</strong> Sheldon <strong>Mathis</strong> was born on April 25, 1994<br />
in Orlando, Florida. He was the first son of Tommie<br />
Lee <strong>Mathis</strong> and Turkesa Code. De’<strong>Vonta</strong> attended<br />
Orange County Public Schools where he received<br />
a General Education Diploma in 2011. De’<strong>Vonta</strong><br />
worked as a Duct Technician and did scaffolding<br />
in his adult years. He was a devoted father to his 5<br />
loving children.<br />
De’<strong>Vonta</strong> was known for being an introverted, kind,<br />
and funny individual who enjoyed playing his Xbox<br />
and Playstation. He also had a passion for making<br />
music. He spent a lot of time with his close friends<br />
and adored his family. He truly valued time with his<br />
nieces and nephews.<br />
De’<strong>Vonta</strong> transitioned on Saturday, September 10,<br />
2022.<br />
De’<strong>Vonta</strong> was preceded in death by: his father,<br />
Tommie Lee <strong>Mathis</strong>.<br />
Devonta leaves to cherish his memory: mother,<br />
Turkesa (Harold) Code-Green; (4) siblings,<br />
Xykeiriua Code, Keibriana (Kiwi) Alshabazz,<br />
Albrian (Weezie) Alshabazz and bonus brother<br />
Harold Green; (5) children, Tramari <strong>Mathis</strong>, Devaya<br />
<strong>Mathis</strong>, Majesty <strong>Mathis</strong>, Jayce Butler, and De’<strong>Vonta</strong><br />
<strong>Mathis</strong> Jr.; and a host of nieces and nephews, other<br />
relatives and friends.
Order of Celebration<br />
Presiding: Reverend Octavius L. Smith<br />
The Prelude............................................................................................................. Music Ministry<br />
** The Processional.......................................................................................... Clergy and Family<br />
The Prayer of Comfort..................................................................................................... Minister<br />
The Reading of the Scriptures<br />
Old Testament...............................................................................................Lady Keysha Smith<br />
New Testament..............................................................................................Lady Keysha Smith<br />
The Selection................................................................................................... Reishonda Johnson<br />
The Obituary – “A Life’s Journey” (Read Silently).....................................................Soft Music<br />
Reflections of Love (two minutes please)...................................... Open to Family and Friends<br />
The Resolutions & Acknowledgements................................................................ Allen Chapel<br />
The Selection.......................................................................................................... Music Ministry<br />
The Eulogy........................................................................................ Reverend Octavius L. Smith<br />
** The Recessional............................................................................................ Clergy and Family<br />
** All Standing **
To Those I Love<br />
And Those Who Love Me<br />
When I am gone, release me, let me go.<br />
I have so many things to see and do,<br />
You mustn’t tie yourself to me with too many tears,<br />
But be thankful we had so many good years.<br />
I gave you my love, and you can only guess<br />
How much you’ve given me in happiness.<br />
I thank you for the love that you have shown,<br />
But now it is time I traveled on alone.<br />
So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must,<br />
Then let your grief be comforted by trust.<br />
It is only for a while that we must part,<br />
So treasure the memories within your heart.<br />
I won’t be far away for life goes on.<br />
And if you need me, call and I will come.<br />
Though you can’t see or touch me, I will be near.<br />
And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear,<br />
All my love around you soft and clear.<br />
And then, when you come this way alone,<br />
I’ll greet you with a smile and a ‘Welcome Home’.
“To My Son”<br />
To lose someone so special<br />
is really hard to bear,<br />
it hardly seems believable<br />
that you’re no longer there.<br />
You left us far too early<br />
before your time, it seems<br />
and now you’ll never have the chance<br />
to fulfil all those dreams.<br />
However hard it is though,<br />
we’ll take comfort in the thought<br />
of all the memories we have<br />
and the happiness you brought.<br />
You always lived life to the full<br />
but ours won’t be the same<br />
until the day when we can see<br />
your smiling face again.<br />
~ Ma<br />
“To My Brother”<br />
Twin, It’s A Million Words To Describe How I Feel.<br />
You My Right-Hand man, My Partner & Most<br />
Important My Brother. All The Years And Memories<br />
Of Success And Cheers, Never in a Million Years<br />
Would I Think You Leave Me So Soon. But The bond<br />
we share will never be forgotten. Yea I Still Remember<br />
We vowed to Always Have Each Other Thru Good Or<br />
Bad No matter what The Outcome Is. And Yea Twin<br />
I Still Stand By that, you touch my soul with this one<br />
brother but When It’s All Said And Done You Know<br />
Spyda Got You Like You Got Me I’ll Always Love You<br />
Twin Live Thru Me Tay Da Goat 23Tha Family<br />
~ Friend/Brother Les (Spyda) Giles<br />
“To My Brother”<br />
We Share the Same Struggle Blood Don’t Make us<br />
Closer The Oath We Took Forever Soldier…Learned<br />
Da Game Together and Turned Into The Most Valuable<br />
Player #Streets never Die And Yo Name And Impact on<br />
Our World Monumental And Legendary Apart of you<br />
in All of us Live Through Me Forever #Twin<br />
~As Friend/Brother Detrevias Jerrod Payne (Croc)<br />
“To My Brother”<br />
Our family chain is broken forever. If I don’t do nothing<br />
else, I’ll rep your name forever. I love you forever. My<br />
Big Brother…FOREVER!!<br />
~ Sister (Kiwi) Keibriana
Brother<br />
You gave no one a last farewell,<br />
Nor ever said goodbye.<br />
You were gone before we knew it,<br />
And only God knows why.<br />
A million times we’ll miss you.<br />
A million times we’ll cry.<br />
If love alone could have saved you,<br />
You never would have died.<br />
In life we loved you dearly,<br />
In death we love you still.<br />
In our hearts you hold a place,<br />
No one else can ever fill.<br />
It broke our hearts to lose you,<br />
But you didn’t go alone,<br />
For part of us went with you,<br />
The day God took you home.<br />
We will meet again some day,<br />
I know in a better place.<br />
I thank God He made you<br />
our brother,<br />
While you were here on earth.<br />
Wings of Gold<br />
Our loved one is in heaven wearing gold...<br />
Waiting for the day when his hand again we will hold.<br />
Our loved one isn’t missing, he’s with us everyday...<br />
Watching us from heaven as we go along our way.<br />
Pallbearers<br />
Les (Spyda) Giles / Detrevias (Croc) Payne / Brandon Jones<br />
Judell Duhart / Albrian (Weezie) Alshabazz<br />
Christopher (Rico Cartel) Payne / Glenval Rhone<br />
Flower Attendants<br />
Family and Friends of De’<strong>Vonta</strong> Sheldon <strong>Mathis</strong><br />
Interment<br />
Washington Park Cemetery<br />
2700 Bruton Boulevard | Orlando, Florida<br />
Repast<br />
Immediately following the interment,<br />
the family will have a repast at<br />
Orlando Baptist Temple<br />
4400 North Powers Drive | Orlando, Florida 32818<br />
Family Acknowledgements<br />
The Family of De’<strong>Vonta</strong> <strong>Mathis</strong> wishes to express their sincere<br />
appreciation for the sympathy, comforting words,<br />
prayers and all expressions of kindness and concern.<br />
May God continue to bless you.<br />
– The Family<br />
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