Derrick A. Shackelford

Published 12:00 am Friday, June 6, 2008

NEWPORT NEWS—Derrick Allen Shackelford, 21, died May 31, 2008.

Survivors include his mother, Christy Rowland; grandmother, Kathleen and Albert Rowe, all of Newport News; grandfather, William R. Shackelford of Gloucester; brother, Dylan Raiman, and sister, Kendall Raiman, both of Newport News; half-brother, William Flippo of Camp Lejeune, N.C., and half-sister, Krystal Flippo of Smithfield; aunts, Kandi Evans of Virginia Beach and Robin Beane of New Kent; uncle, Robert T. Shackelford of Fort Worth, Texas; great-grandmother, Christine Shawn of Gloucester; and two special caregivers, Jean Roberson and Fredricka Branch.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel of Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews.

Burial will follow in Pear Tree Cemetery, Onemo, Va.

In his memory, contributions may be made to Children’s Hospital, 2924 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23220, and Mathews Lions Club, Box 695, North, VA 23128.