Candice Carol David

Birth date: Dec 19, 1947 Death date: Mar 3, 2026

Candy David, a bright spirit and beloved mother, passed away on March 3, 2026, at 78 years old. She lived life fully- dancing, playing guitar, creating art, telling stories, and embracing every moment with passion and heart. Can Read Obituary

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Stuart Smith

18h ago

Candy was my stepsister. My most vivid early memory of her was her wedding, mostly through photographs my father took. At the time, she seemed much older, wiser, and more experienced than I was. I thought she was beautiful and interesting, but we had little in common and, over the years, lost touch.

About fifteen years ago, we reconnected. I visited her once in Hawthorne, but the real foundation of our relationship was letters and cards. Candy was an exceptional pen pal. Her correspondence ranged from wonderfully crafty cutouts and drawings to heartfelt letters updating me on her life. Through those cards and letters, we came to know one another in a way that was significant for me. I looked forward to hearing from her and was regularly awed by the creativity and effort she put into her correspondence. She brought kindness, humor and warmth with a free spirit untethered to the material world.

I miss her very much.

Stuart Smith
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Joanne Talamo

2w ago

Candy was authentically herself. When she shared an opinion, you knew you were hearing her truth—yet she always expressed it with respect for others’ thoughts and feelings.
She “leaned in” to support the quality of life in her community. Whether volunteering at the museum or stepping in wherever help was needed, she gave her time generously. She enrolled in classes she may or may not have been interested in because she believed in supporting the programs so they would continue to be offered.
During the pandemic, she opened her home and yard to her yoga class, giving us a place to gather when we needed it most. It was no small task—hosting classes three times a week, maintaining her large yard (with a dog in the mix), and even offering use of her pool. One day, we were rewarded by the unexpected visit of a pair of Sandhill cranes joining our class—a moment that felt just as special as Candy herself.
Her artwork was beautiful, though she seemed unaware of just how talented she was. I remember her mentioning she would submit a few of her “amateur” pieces to the library art show because entries were low. In truth, her work was remarkable.
She will be deeply missed.

Melanie Jones

2w ago

Candy was my older sister, five years my senior. She was brilliant and beautiful, but the most impressive thing about her, to me, was her generosity of spirit. Her heart was full of love and empathy for her fellow humans. When I was very little, we worked for days on a play that she wanted to present at a cocktail party that our parents were hosting. Candy had a whole vision and she was passionate about it, even though the play was an odd fit for an adult happy hour. It was the sad tale of two orphan sisters who went into the snowy woods to gather sticks for their grandmother’s fire. The little sister (me) fell behind, tripped over a log and froze to death in the snow before the older sister looked up long enough to notice I was missing. Candy gathered up my limp body, sat with me in her lap on the driveway retaining wall and sang a mournful lullaby, full of love and longing. Every time we practiced, that song made me weep. Between verses, she’d hiss and swat me because dead people don’t cry. We never performed that play, probably because I couldn’t stop being moved by the overwhelming love she radiated. She retained that connective power throughout her life, was unfailingly kind and generous to all, especially strangers and people who might have lost their way, and looked for the best in everyone.

Meredith Henry

3w ago

Candy made every space she occupied vivid, more energized, brighter...she was a living, moving creative spark. She embodied kindness and had a unique ability to make others want to be doing with, being with, surrounded by, her enthusiasm, talent, and energy. Her parties were legend, but the private person was a contemplative, erudite, brave, and reflective woman whose unfettered spirit graces everyone who knew her.

Jennifer Hamilton

3w ago

This past Halloween time, October 2025, my Mom and I went to the Mossman Hall dance and even though we didn't win any prizes, in my mind my Mom won for best dancer and we both won for having the best time

Jennifer Hamilton

3w ago

A favorite memory is a hot day in August of 2024, my Mom and I did a tourist day. We started out at Barbervile's pioneer settlement and it was, like i said, a hot day in August, so we had the entire living museum to ourselves. We spent a couple of hours there then we went across the street to Barberville's amazing outdoor statuary and outdoor artworks and furniture market and spent quite a bit of time there and then we carried on to Silver Springs and it was also practically deserted! AND monkeys were not just in the parking lot but all over the trees and buildings in the park. We took a ride on a glass bottom boat and walked around the beauteous place for a while and then drove back to Hawthorne. A sweet day...

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