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1944
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2024
Callie Overstreet Obituary
January 17, 1944 - August 26, 2024
Callie Overstreet (McNitt), born in Rochester, NY, was a fearless, funny, loyal and fabulous woman. What made up Callie?
Family: Callie loved her family deeply. She and William R. Overstreet her husband of 58 years met in college in Delaware but soon called Richmond their home. Her children Shannon Pharr (late Richard Pharr), who considers her mom her best friend. Her son Garreth Overstreet (Elizabeth), who she worried over but was so proud of as a lieutenant with the Henrico Fire Department. Her sisters Diane (Ken) Bays, Kim (Tim) LaLonde, Robin Platter, and Kopa Mattson. Callie was proceeded in death by her brothers Michael and Douglas McNitt. Kopa thank you for suspending your life to take care of Callie. A godsend. Don and Anna Margaret both family and friends were a constant in her life.
Friends: Callie loved and was loved by her many friends. Those she held closest for over 45 years includes her best friend, Mary Ellen Bundy Murray, and all of Callie's many "horse friends." Bruce and Lara Ivey's love and friendship were true blessings.
Fur Family: The love of her life was her horses. She began riding when she was 6 years old and would often sneak into neighboring properties and ride bareback on any horse. Her happiest times were at the barn with her horse Dartanian, who while a thoroughbred she turned him into a big labrador retriever who galloped across the fields when she arrived. Callie also fox hunted with Bill for many years and was a member of Princess Anne Hunt Club.
Finn: Callie's pride and joy was her only grandson Finn the love of her life. She so wanted to see him grow up. She wishes him a life filled with strength, happiness, and love.
Faith: Callie's strong faith and love of God and Jesus sustained her and was part of her life every day. She knew and loved God.
Callie valiantly fought pancreatic cancer, undaunted by the ferocity of the disease that also took her son-in-law Rick Pharr. To make a donation to the Lustgarten Foundation, which works to ensure early detection of pancreatic cancer, go to lustgarten.org.
Callie, Mom, We will see you again one day.
Memories and Condolences
for Callie Overstreet
Don and Anna Margaret Price
September 2, 2025
We always looked forward to Callie's sometimes surprise "brief" visits that somehow turned into delightful lengthy conversations. Nevertheless, Callie's car engine kept running in the meantime. How we shall miss her unique personality! Don and Anna Margaret
Michael Harris
April 8, 2025
It´s a rare moment when angels live with us humans on earth and Callie was one of those. We met when she was a secretary of biomedical engineering at MCV/VCU in the mid 90s. I was a struggling student, riding steeplechase horses and no matter what she was there to support whether we were sharing the rare moment in a winners circle are covered in mud, blood, and grass stains, which has a lot of the time. Either way when you´re around Callie, you were in the winners circle.
One way we knew she was an angel is she had more positive energy than any human can muster and put life, love and fun and the Holy Spirit in everything she did. As we say in the horse world, she never put a foot wrong to me. She was a mother friend and lifted me up on wings of eagles because of her I was able to get patients on my research work, make two different sports on the US team survive the politics and become a much better person. Don´t know would´ve been without her. She was light in my darkest moments and a pair of sunglasses when it got too bright, keeping me grounded in her own special way. I write this with tears in my eyes as I was not there and never knew she passed, because she was always the one that kept up with you. Make sure you´re doing OK now she´s gone and we know she´s going to a much better place that she is well deserved and she´s probably running things up there. Thank you for the memories and the times we worked at BME, rode, foxhunted, the invites to the hunt balls, and hundred paces and race days and the whole time keeping me grounded and uplifting everyone around you. These are only words and the feeling of not seeing, talking with you and your presence breaks my heart and to think of what your family is going through without you is beyond imaginable. This is how much you are loved by everyone that ever knew you. And thank you for being there. Michael.
Emily
September 11, 2024
Sending you all so much love and light I will always remember Aunt Callie for her beautiful smile and her vibrant enthusiasm. She always had so much joy and was so fun to be with. Thank you for the love you have shared Aunt Callie
Joe and Linda
September 11, 2024
So very sorry to hear. She will be missed. Prayers for all. The DeFazio's
Be missed
James
September 9, 2024
I'll always remember our trips together, and the time we spent.
Kathy Pitt
September 8, 2024
Callie we love you and will miss you. We know you will always watch over us at Hunters Ridge Equestrian Center. Dartanian has a forever home with us. He loved you dearly. No one can clean a horses stall as well as Callie .
Tom & Claudia Beadles
September 8, 2024
With our deepest sympathy. Our hearts go out to you.
Connie Dillingham
September 8, 2024
Shannon, Garreth, Bill and Callie´s family....
Callie was the most vibrant, joyous, and loyal person to all she met. She loved her family fiercely and I know how hard her passing will affect all of them. She was a local face around Bon Air and made friends easily. We will all miss her inward and outward (physical) beauty she maintained all her life. She will be especially missed by many in my family especially by my daughter, Kris Dillingham Sardella of Niskayuna NY, who considered Shannon her best friend since high school, and Kris´s daughter, Anne Marie Sardella, who loved Shannon as much for her tricks and playfulness while at the beach. Shannon inherited much of that playfulness and love from Callie. God bless you all in your sorrow, and by remembering the "fun Callie," such sorrow will be short lived.
In loving memory, Connie Dillingham
Francis Kelleher Sr
September 8, 2024
Bill & Family,
Please accept our deepest condolences for your loss!
Your wife is fondly remembered!
Frank & Ana Kelleher
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