Mr. Spivey died on the job on February 3, 1987 in York Co. at age 41. A surveyer in the Suffolk District office, he had 13 years of service at VDOT.
Mr. Spivey, a Portsmouth native, was a member of the Ruritans and Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jo Spivey; two sons, Richard S. Spivey and Joseph P. Spivey; and his parents, Mary Ann S and Cecil A. Spivey, all of Suffolk; and a brother, David A. Spivey of Woodbridge.