Cheryl Nikita Ivey

Our beloved Cheryl Nikita Ivey was born on March 20, 1959 to the late Marion Edlow Ivey and Calvin Ivey of Newport News, VA. She departed this life on November 9, 2016 and gained her heavenly wings. As a child, she was a faithful mem ber of First Baptist Church Denbigh in Newport News where she accepted Christ at an early age. She attended Newport News Public Schools and was a proud mem ber of the 1977 graduating class of Denbigh High School. Cheryl attended Vi rginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA where in 1979 she pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. During her years at VCU, she attended and eventually joined the Fifth Baptist Church Family making Richmond her home. Cheryl loved her church family and through the years served in the Vacation Bible School, Children's Church, and Children's Tutoring Ministries. She also sang in the Earl Brown Ensemble Choir. In addition to this, she worked with the Brothers and Sisters In Christ (B.A.S.1.C.) Ministry. Her commitment to children and youth were unbridled. Cheryl received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Management from VCU i n 1981. Upon her graduation, Cheryl worked various jobs in the banking industry before accepting a position at Franklin Federal Bank for 23 years where she rose to the ranks of Senior Vice President of Compliance before their acquisition by TowneBank. At Towneank, she assumed the role of Senior Vice President and workd as a Compliance Audit Officer traveling between the Glen Allen and Suffolk Flagship Offices. Cheryl is a VCU Alumni Life Member, an AKA Life Member as well as a Silver Star Member of AKA, Inc. Until the day she died, Cheryl was an active member of the Pi Rho Omega Chesterfield County Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. During her membership, she served as President, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, and was the immediate past chairman of the Chapter's 501(c) (3) organization, Professionals Reaching Out to the Community (PROC) Foundation, Inc. She was serving as the chapter's Graduate Advisor upon her death. Her proudest achievement was mentoring three students that received full college scholarships as part of the Partnership for the Future Mentoring Program. Cheryl will be lovingly remembered as a selfless, altruistic woman of God who always had a smile and word of encouragement with a touch of "sass". She had a quiet strength and never complained, but instead always looked to the future of our youth. Her character and temperament can best be shown from how she lived her life to the fullest after being diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) over 10 years ago. Cheryl is survived by her brother, Andre Ivey of Suitland, MD; two nieces, Patryce and Melanie Ivey; a nephew, Kevin Ivey; a devoted friend and sister in Christ, Azretha Moore; along with a host of other relatives and friends. Donations in her honor can be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Virgi nia Chapter (Attention: Melissa), 5540 Falmouth Street, Suite 101, Richmond, VA 23230.

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Cheryl Nikita Ivey

March 20, 1959 - November 9, 2016