Anna Lee Davis Sievertson, 88, passed away on January 24, 2026. She was born on November 3, 1937 in Montgomery, West Virginia, to the late Thomas Ewell and Anna Dean Spangler Davis. She lived most of her young life in Fayetteville, West Virginia, where she became an accomplished pianist.
Anna was a graduate of Fayetteville High School and the preparatory department of Mason College of Music and Fine Arts in Charleston, West Virginia. She was a member of the Fayetteville High School Band and a majorette for three years, a member of the National Honor Society, Worthy Advisor of the International Order of Rainbows for Girls, and President of the Fayetteville Methodist Church Youth Fellowship.
She graduated from West Virginia University in June 1959 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education, majoring in organ; she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
She married John F. Sievertson on August 15, 1959, and began a 30-year career with her husband in the United States Air Force. Throughout his career she supported her husband as a loyal and devoted homemaker while raising three children, continued her interest in music by teaching organ and piano privately in Aurora, Colorado, Yuba City, Marysville, Beale Air Force Base, and Fairfield, California; O’Fallon, Illinois, and Lorton, Virginia; and professionally as the organist at Montclair Lutheran Church, Denver, Colorado, Sosville Music Company in Yuba City, and the Main Chapel at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, home of the 89th Airlift Wing and Air Force One. She was a charter member of the Woodbridge, Virginia, Music Club. In addition, she gained recognition and appreciation for her many hours of volunteer service to various Officers’ Wives’ Clubs, Thrift Shops, Family Service Organizations, and The American Red Cross, which presented her with a Certificate of Appreciation for Exemplary Leadership and Service while Chairman of Red Cross Volunteers, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
She was a member of Saint George Episcopal Church, The Villages, Florida. Previously, as a member of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas, where her husband was Parish Administrator, she was Treasurer of Saint Hilda’s Guild, a member of the Altar Guild, and a Choir Mother.
A profound reader with a deep love of history books and mystery novels, often finishing one each week throughout her life.
She was a fervent sports enthusiast, particularly of the Cincinnati Reds, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, the University of Connecticut (UConn) Women’s Basketball, and, of course, the West Virginia University Mountaineers. She loved to travel and to attend professional men’s and women’s golf tournaments throughout the mainland United States and Hawaii.
She was preceded in death by her youngest daughter, Jennifer Marie Sievertson, and is survived by her husband Brigadier General John F. Sievertson, USAF (Ret); two children: Anne Mallorie DiMeglio, Ocala, Florida; and John Davis Sievertson, Carlsbad, California; and three grandchildren: Jonathan and Brandon DiMeglio, and Anna Malia Sievertson, named after her Grandmother Anna Lee Sievertson.
A service to celebrate Anna’s life will be held at Saint George Episcopal Church, 1250 Paige Place, Lady Lake, FL 32159, on Friday, February 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers, one may consider a memorial donation in honor of Anna Lee Davis Sievertson To the University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25304, where Anna learned to play the piano at the Mason College of Music and Fine Arts. Telephone: 304-357-4734 or 800-995-4682; or to Saint George Episcopal Church, 1250 Paige Place, Lady Lake, FL 32159, telephone 352-750-1010.
My family has known and loved the Sievertson family since meeting as fellow US Air Force members, in early 1970s. Anna’s musical prowess and dedication helped keep my focus on my musical interests. John has been been the guiding light for my USAF career and their strong faith is a beacon us to this day. Our prayers and love are with the Sievertsons. May the Lord continue to be with you,
The Woodruff family.
General, What a beautiful tribute to your beautiful wife. After reading this I wish I had the privilege to get to know her. She lived a life of support to you you and her family as well as personal & professional accomplishment. Blessings to you and your family.
I got to know Anna as a caregiver to her when she came home after a long stay in the hospital and rehab due to a medical condition. I was a caregiver to Anna for over a year during which time I grew to love her and John like family. I saw in them one of the greatest love stories I have ever witnessed. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary during that time but they still acted like newlyweds every single day and, believe it or not, John brought fresh flowers (usually roses) home at least a couple of times a week so that Anna always had a nice vase of flowers to look at because it was something she really loved which made it something John loved to do.
John was a great storyteller so I got to hear exciting stories about their life together almost daily. They’ve had a very full and exciting life together. They were never a couple who were content to stay home and watch tv. They loved sports of all kinds and I heard stories about different major league baseball games and pro football and basketball games they attended all over the country. They also loved to watch major golf tournaments in person and even went out of the country to attend some.
John had quite the career in the airforce as a pilot which gave cause for lots of travel and relocations as a family and, from what I’m told, Anna adapted to the changes and challenges like a true servant of our Lord by immersing herself in whatever community she landed in and serving in any capacity needed. Anna was very talented in many areas and she used those talents wherever she was needed. I was told she helped some of the younger wives adapt to life on a military base while their husbands were away on assignment and while raising 3 children of her own. She was also a great comfort to the families,in her realm of influence, who received the news that their husband/father wouldn’t be coming home. Anna was an asset to whatever community she has lived in and whatever church she attended.
One of the more exciting times in her life, I’m sure, was the day she met president Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy. That came about because John was one of the pilots for airforce 2 and had the opportunity to fly vice president, George Bush and Nancy Reagan, among other dignitaries and Nancy actually asked to meet John’s wife. The pictures of the occasion are hanging in John’s home office.
Yes, Anna has led quite the life and I can tell you from knowing the two of them that John did not just lose his wife the day she passed, he lost his lifelong companion, he lost his bride of 66 plus years. It was my privilege and honor to know them and I look forward to seeing Anna again when it’s my turn to go be with the Lord. I love you, John, be at peace and try to be joyful in knowing that your bride is no longer suffering because the only scars in heaven are on the hands that are holding her now. God bless you and your family 🙏❤️