The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, February 28, 1996           TAG: 9602280323
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

BENJAMIN G. SPIVEY

Benjamin Gurney Spivey, 54, of the 4000 block of King St., died Feb. 25, 1996, in his residence.

He was a native of Norfolk and a carpenter.

Survivors include his mother, Ruby Stancil Spivey of Chesterfield County, Va.; four children; a brother, Burley Spivey of Moseley, Va.; three grandchildren; a niece; a nephew; two great-nieces; and a great-nephew.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the sender's choice.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB