Vivian Davis

Vivian "Vickie" Louise Spain Davis 82, of Dinwiddie County, widow of Dennis Sterling Davis, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 in Southside Regional Medical Center after brief battle with cancer. Born January 28, 1927 in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Dennis Allen Spain and Frances Elizabeth Suthard Spain. She attended Spotswood Business Academy in Petersburg and retired from Southside Regional Medical Center as Executive Secretary to the Director of Nursing after 25 years of service. She was a communicant of St. John's Episcopal Church, Petersburg where she had served on the Altar Guild and was a direct descendent of the Pamplin Family of Dinwiddie County. She was predeceased by three brothers Thomas Bolling Spain, Dennis Allen Spain, Cary Suthard Spain and a sister, Evelyn Spain Williams. Vivian is survived by her children, Dennis Sterling Davis Jr., of Gulf Breeze, FL; Scott Farber Davis, of Dinwiddie County; and Victoria Davis Zevgolis, of Colonial Heights; her grandchildren, Dennis Sterling Davis III, Dennis Allen Davis, a granddaughter by choice Shely Resnick Douglas; and son Allen; a devoted friend and caregiver, Mattie Pulley Jones of Stony Creek and a former daughter in-law Bonnie Davis Resnick. A graveside service will take place 3:00 p.m. Friday August 28, 2009 in Blandford Cemetery Petersburg, Virginia with the Reverend James H. Blankenship and Reverend Robert H. Armstrong officiating. The funeral procession will leave the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Home and Crematory 2033 Boulevard at 2:30 p.m. The family will receive from 1:30-2:30 P.M. at the funeral home In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church 842 West Washington Street Petersburg, Virginia 23803