Debra Rudolph "DJ" Shiflett

SHIFLETT, Debra "DJ" Rudolph, 52, passed away peacefully at her home in Mechanicsville, surrounded by her loving and caring family on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. DJ was a recipient of a lung transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital in 2004 and was recently in the care of Hospice of Virginia for complications. DJ was the president of the D.R. Shiflett Hauling driving for over 25 years, owner of Flowers by DJ and a bus driver for Hanover County Schools. She is survived by Dennis W. Shiflett Jr., her husband of 20 years; her three children, Ashley D. Shiflett, Scott L. Woodson (Elizabeth) of Raleigh, N.C., and Jerry W. Woodson Jr. of Sandston, Va.; her grand-daughter, Grace Woodson; her parents, Raymond L. and Beatrice Rudolph Sr. of Mechanicsville, Va.; her brother, Raymond L. Rudolph Jr. (Brenda) of Aylett, Va.; her three sisters, Linda Rudolph Buchanan (James "Buck") of King and Queen, Pamela Rudolph (Charlie Childress) of Richmond, Va., and Bonny E. Campbell (Berkeley) of Mechanicsville, Va.; her two nieces, three nephews and one great-niece. She was preceded in death by one niece. The family will receive friends on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Salem Presbyterian Church or the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, Mass. 09123.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.