Elijah Donavan Malone

and Bryan Jeffress Malone. Elijah was raised in Silver Spring and Clarksburg,

Maryland. He attended Montgomery County Public Schools and participated in

numerous after school youth activities including basketball, soccer and Pop Warner

youth sports. He had a passion for football which was demonstrated on the field

with the White Oak Warriors and Takoma Park Sharks. Elijah had an infectious

personality and was known for his amazing smile. Because of those traits, his

Warrior family coined him with the nickname “Smiley”.

During his adolescent years, Elijah developed a love for music, which was evident

in his writing and performing skills. Known in the music industry as “Eazy”, he

was able to accomplish the release of various songs and tracks on multiple

streaming platforms, as well as forge relationships with well-known local artists

and producers.

Elijah was a free-spirit who enjoyed traveling and has visited Canada, Cancun, and

Puerto Rico. Elijah lived in the moment, had an optimistic personality, and was

known for living life on his terms. He was extremely affectionate, very outgoing,

personable and especially loved children and dogs. Elijah had plans to own a

kennel and to pursue other entrepreneurial endeavors. As a tribute to his life, on

December 1, 2020, the owners of Marcus’s Hope/Helpers in Heels, LLC located in

Longwood, Florida renamed their fun club to “Eli’s Fun Club”. This facility is an

adult day training center serving persons with disabilities.

Elijah was a part of a large, loving family. He was preceded in death by his

paternal grandfather, Fred Malone and his older brothers Bryan Malone, Jr. and

Marcus Levy. He is survived by his parents, Meta Lim and Bryan Malone; his

daughters, Naomi Malone and Ava Marie Malone; his grandparents, Margie

Malone and Samnang and Bunoan Wu; his siblings, Casey Williams, Alyssa Lim,

Justin Malone, Shane Malone, Shannon Malone, and Zoey (Malone) Mitchell; his

nieces and nephews, Zaniah Levy, Isaiah Baker, Laiya McClees, and Alyona

Malone; his aunts, Courtney Shawn Ray and Maryama Tagoe; his uncles, Avery

“X” Malone, Monorom Wu, and Alonzo Ray; his cousins, Kyndall Hill, Aaron and

Austin Ray, and Azzaan Malone; and his dogs, Sophie, Juice and Louie.