Vivian Juanita Thompson was born on February 22, 1946 to the late Reverend Floyd and Juanita Thompson. She was the youngest of four siblings, her brother Leon preceded her in death.

Vivian's father was a Methodist Minister, which afforded her the opportunity to attend several schools throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, before graduating from high school in Pittsburgh. She attended Wilberforce University and graduated on April 19, 1968 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology.

She was the mother of one child, Kellye, who was the apple of her eye.

She confessed Christ at an early age and upon moving to the Maryland area, she joined Ebenezer A.M.E. Church under the leadership of Reverend Grainger Browning. At Ebenezer she was the second Vice President of the Missionary Society, and she was also a member of the Single Parents Ministry. On September 23, 1995, she joined Victory Christian Ministries, International (VCMI). She graduated from VCMI's Ministerial Training School and was salutatorian each year. She was a licensed minister of the gospel and taught the Old Testament in ministerial training school. She served as a Deacon, an Usher, a Counter of finances, and she also sang with the Women of Excellence.

She was employed at Mount Vernon and Lee Enterprises in Springfield, VA until a very serious illness forced her into early retirement.

She departed this life on June 22, 2007 at 11:15 a.m. at Fort Washington Hospital.

She leaves to cherish her beautiful memory, one daughter, Kellye Patrice Thompson, one sister, Mary Stewart of Cleveland OH, one brother, Floyd William Thompson, Jr. of Pittsburgh, PA, three grandchildren, Khaila Jael, Miciah Janae and Mickel Devon Thompson (deceased), nine nieces, Karen Felder, Keelah Thompson, Shaunda Ivy, Teleese Wright, Eileen Banks, Tara Wright, Nicola Lee and Angela Bell, all of Cleveland OH and Carmella Thompson of Waldorf, MD; six nephews, Dennis Wright of Las Vegas, NV, Lamont & Richard Wright, and Curtis Felder of Cleveland, OH, Bret Thompson of Pittsburgh, PA and Bart Thompson of Orlando, FL extended family, Calvin & Denise Hunter and Sharon Polk of Fort Washington, MD; and a host of other relatives, friends, college girlfriends, and her church family whom she truly loved.

God saw the road was getting rough, so he gently closed her loving, beautiful eyes.

Her viewing will take place on Friday, June 29th, 6:00p.m. until 9:00p.m. and on Saturday, June 30th, 9:00a.m. until service time 10:00a.m. at Victory Christian Ministries International, 3911 St. Barnabus Road, Suitland, MD 20746. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Maryland. Arrangements entrusted to Thornton Funeral Home, P.A.