Anne Vincent-Daviss Marsh, 95, of Wilmington, Delaware died at Stonegates on April 16, 2026.
She was born in 1930, in Toronto, Canada to Laura Bradley and Cedric Arthur Vincent-Daviss, who had immigrated from England after their 1925 marriage. In 1931, her father was hired by the duPont Company and moved to Wilmington, where she lived all her life. She is predeceased by her husband, Robert, and her son, William.
After graduating from Wilmington Friends School, Anne attended Colby Junior College in New Hampshire. She met Robert William Marsh after graduating, and they married on March 31, 1952, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where Anne was a life-long member. They had four children in five years: Joan Grace Marsh, Barbara Anne Marsh Mammarella (Tom), Carol Daviss Marsh (Tim Fretz), and William Arthur.
Anne had seven grandchildren: Christopher Sparks, Caroline Sparks, Laura Mammarella, Lindsay Balceniuk, Brian Thomas Marsh Mammarella, Heather Walker, and Madalyn Simpson; and nine great-grandchildren: Leo, Kjell, Keira, Molly, Lily, Emma, Avery, Devin, and Reese.
Anne loved to be active and involved in the community. She was one of the first guides at the Nemours Estate, and she guided at Old Town Hall, George Read House, and Winterthur.
The passion of Anne’s life was raising and training German Shepherd dogs for obedience competitions. Beginning in 1968 with her first Shepherd, Trina, through her beloved last dog, Sage, she spent countless hours outdoors training and working with her dogs, several of whom won high honors on the obedience trial circuit. Anne and Bob registered their dogs with Therapy Dogs International, visiting Ronald McDonald House and Country House. Sage also went to the after-school program at Westminster Church where the children practiced reading aloud to her.
Anne will be interred in Lower Brandywine Cemetery next to her husband and son, and not far from her parents. In lieu of flowers, her family requests donations to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1502 W. 13th Street, Wilmington, DE 19806.
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