Allison Shepperd-Callis

NEWPORT NEWS - Allison Shepperd-Callis was born on January 13, 1962, in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late John and Clarice Shepperd. She passed peacefully on the evening of March 10, 2014, in Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, Virginia. Allison was a graduate of Lafayette High School Class of 1980. She began her career at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she was employed for many years. She also accepted Christ in her life as a longtime member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Her cherished memories will always live through her loving and devoted husband, Larry Callis, Sr.; her daughter, Lakeia Shepperd; her five stepchildren; her five grandchildren; her sister; her three brothers; her six sisters-in-law; her five brothers-in-law and a host of loving nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, family and friends. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronald A. Ellis officiating. Mrs. Callis may be viewed in the funeral home on Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Family and friends will assemble at 478 Ashton Green Blvd., Newport News by 12:00 noon on Saturday. Professional service entrusted to the staff of Whiting's Funeral Home, 7005 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185. 757-229-3011. www.whitingsfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Daily Press.