Benjamin Martin Davis, Jr. (age 67), departed this life unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, due to cardiac arrest and a diagnosis of a unspecified cancer. Benjamin dedicated 24 years of service as Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, Army Reserves and DC National Guard until his retirement in 2005. Ben dedicated over 28 years as a Virginia Department of Transportation employee until his retirement in 2017, he never quit working unto the Lord. He unselfishly served so many family, friends, neighbors, co-workers. Ben never met a stranger, he was bigger than life, beautiful inside and out.
He is preceded in death by his father, Benjamin Davis Sr., his mother, Arlene Leroy Davis, brother, Bernard Davis, sister Renee Dyer. Survived by his loving wife, Rosita L. (Reed) Davis, mother-in-law, Bettye J. (Robert) Reed, sister Sheila (James) Brooks, brothers Nathaniel, Anthony Davis, Lester Ellis, sisters-in-laws: Estralita (Cecil) Mackerson, Margaret (Michael) Lindsey,. Ben was a loving father to nephews: Andre (Serena) Dyer and Bernard (mother Donita) Brown, and nieces: Ayanna (James Houchins), Bernatria Alexander, LaDonna Reed-Morton (Ricky), Bernadine Alexander and Brenda Reed-Miller, Crissy (Alyssa) Dyer and Rachel Reed, uncle to Michael Lindsey Jr., and Morgan (Shannon ) Lindsey, cousins, Diane Stiney, Kim Carter, Steve White, Jane Marie Garner, Janice Harris, Patricia Cooke, Sharon Bailey, Deborah Harrison Khatana, Tonya (George) Sharp and a host family and friends.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held on January 8 2021,viewing from 11 am-12 noon, service from noon until 1 pm, at . Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home, 4143 Dale Blvd, Woodbridge, Virginia
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