Shari D. Stagg

Shari D. Stagg SUFFOLK - Shari Danielle Stagg, 24, of the 1400 block of Sierra Drive, departed this life Feb. 1, 2009, in Sentara Obici Hospital. Shari was a graduate of Lakeland High School and received her certificate in Early Childhood Development at the Pruden Vocational Center. She was employed at Northrop Grumman as a material clerk. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church where she was a former youth choir member, junior usher and Youth Council member. She was presently serving as a children's ministry assistant. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Mikayla A. Stagg of Suffolk; her mother, Rita Gatling Brinkley; her fathers, Luther Stagg Sr. and Theophulis Odom of Suffolk; stepfather, Benjamin Brinkley Jr.; sister, Satasha Taylor; stepsisters, Ticia Cooper, Dionne Palmer and Trilla Tucker, all of Suffolk; brothers, the Rev. Travis Deon Gatling, Luther Stagg Jr. and Aaron Odom; stepbrother, Benjamin Brinkley III, all of Suffolk and godbrother, Micheal Liggins of Portsmouth; grandparents, Harry and Mary Coleman of Maryland and Robert Earl and Rosa Boone of Suffolk; great-grandfather, Leo Bailey of Decatur, Ga.; godparents, Micheal and Angela Liggins of Portsmouth; devoted aunt and spiritual grandmother, Doretha Beamon; and a host of aunts and uncles, other relatives and friends. A celebration of Shari's life will be in Oak Grove Baptist Church today at noon, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Anthony Copeland, pastor. Interment will be in Carver Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1420 Sierra Drive, Suffolk. Crocker Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.