Mrs. Pamela Shields Fleming

Pamela Shields Fleming (Cartwright) was born on December 8, 1953, in Winchester, VA. She was the middle child of seven children born to Charles Waddell Cartwright, Sr., and Dorothy Shields Cartwright. The family moved to Petersburg, VA, where Pamela attended Petersburg High School and was a member of the art club. Pamela enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University where she developed many deep and lifelong friendships while majoring in fine arts. Upon graduation from college, Pamela served as a counselor at Bon Air Juvenile Detention Center where she supported many young women. In the early 1980’s, she met her forever love - Brian Keith Fleming of Richmond, Virginia - at the apartment complex where they both lived. The couple married in 1983, and Pamela supported Brian throughout his medical school education, residency, and decades-long career. Pamela was thrilled to become a mother, first in 1984 to Candice and then again to Elise in 1986. Brian and Pam moved to Fayetteville, NC, in 1987, where Pamela served as a loving and ever-present mother to their two daughters and manager-in-chief of their home, surrounded by lots of laughter and an evolving cast of pets. Throughout her life, Pamela produced many impressive artworks, most notably oils and watercolors, with watercolor portraits as a technical specialty. She painted many portraits for her friends to adorn their homes and offices, but her favorite subject matter was her family. Paintings of Candice, Elise, and Brian in various contexts decorate their home on Buckland Drive. These paintings are but one representation of Pamela’s talent and exceptional love for her family. She was an outstanding wife for 40 years, the best mother, a homemaker, an excellent cook, a gardener, a mentor, a teacher, a beloved sister and auntie, an avid collector of beautiful, precious things, an artist, and a true friend. She will be remembered for her smile (which lit up any room), absolutely glittering personality (which brought everyone joy), and the impressionable legacy of love, resilience, and commitment that lives on in her daughters and grandchildren. Family Pamela is welcomed in Heaven by her parents, Charles Waddell Cartwright, Sr., and Dorothy Shields Cartwright, and her older brother, Charles (Chip) Waddell Cartwright, Jr. Her memory will be celebrated by her husband, Dr. Brian Keith Fleming, her two daughters, Dr. Candice Shields Fleming Powell and Elise Nicole Davis, her son-in-love, Gregory Davis, and granddaughters, Moriah Shields Powell and Joanna Louise Davis; as well as her dear siblings Bruce Cartwright (Ann), Brenda Kay Graves, Deborah Taylor (Ricky), Mark Cartwright (Denise), and Angela Christian (Donald); by her husband’s mother, Barbara Rollins Fleming and his siblings; many nieces and nephews, cousins, and dear friends. Only In My Spirit

Mrs. Pamela Shields Fleming

December 8, 1953 - January 11, 2024