Hospice charity pays tribute to Samantha Davis

Samantha supported Warwick with all his visits to St Barnabas Hospice

St Barnabas Hospice has paid tribute to actor Samantha Davis after her death at the age of 53.

Mrs Davis, was a frequent visitor to the Lincolnshire charity, accompanying her husband, actor Warwick Davis, who is a patron.

The charity described her as "generous, passionate and warm" and said she "bought a smile wherever she went".

Mrs Davis founded the dwarfism charity Little People UK and lived near Peterborough with her family.

Warwick Davis and Samantha Davis at the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

In a Facebook post on 18 April, St Barnabas said it was "deeply saddened" to hear that she had died.

It reads: "Samantha ‘Sammy’ and Warwick have become part of the St Barnabas family over the last seven years.

"Since opening our Grantham Hospice in the Hospital in 2017, they have been supporting our work in delivering free, high quality, compassionate end-of-life care and support to patients, families, and carers."

The hospice said that Mrs Davis had attended its Ironwork appeal, HeART Trail and most recent interview at its Inpatient Unit in Lincoln.

'Dearly missed'

It went on to say: "Dedicated to charity work, Sammy was a generous, passionate, and warm person who brought a smile wherever she went.

"She will be dearly missed, and we offer our heartfelt condolences to Warwick, their children and all the family at this difficult time."

Mr Davis said his wife, who died on 24 March, was his "favourite human" and added that he will "miss her hugs".

The couple's children, Harrison and Annabelle, joined their father in paying tribute, saying "her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives".