Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend Deaconess Vivian D. Ford 69 of Beaverdam transitioned to her eternal reward on Friday, March 17, 2017 at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Hospital in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Vivian was preceded in death by her parents Samuel and Ann Smith of Beaverdam and her loving husband Clayburn Ford Sr.  She is lovingly remembered by her three brothers Calvin (Beatrice), Magel (Daisy), Samuel Jr., Brad (Roslyn) Smith, two sisters Mary (Thomas) Carter and Geraldine Smith. Three sons Clayburn Jr (Alice), Bruce (Nancy), Anthony (Sherica) and two daughters Lorri, and Evelyn (Ja rvis ), eleven grandchildren Amber, Derrick, Morgan, Keith, Eric, Myles, Marquise, Gabriel, Madison Ann, Madison Nicole, and Chandler Ann and a host of other family and friends. Funeral services will be held at St. James Baptist Church in Beaverdam, Virginia on Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:30 am. Remains rest at H.W. Dabney Funeral Home Ashland, Virginia.