Dorothy Shands Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dorothy Shands of Stony Creek, Virginia, who passed away on August 1, 2025, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dorothy Shands to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Jerlean Freeman and Dorothy; her husband Walter S. Shands; her sister Unice Freeman; her daughter-in-law Betty L. Pegram; and her sisters-in-law, Nola Harvell, Ruth Johnson, Carolyn Shands and Otelia Ellis.
She is survived by: her son Roynal Lee Pegram (Betty) of Petersburg; her grandchildren, Tonya (Cornell, II) of Prince George, Roynal Pegram Jr. of Dinwiddie, Lakesha Pegram of Petersburg and Lavon, Sr. (Tonya) of Petersburg; her great grandchildren, Lavon "LJ" Pegram Jr., Aurianna Pegram, KaNasia Mason, Cornell "Trey" Prince III, Ta'Mari Mason, Ta'Khari Mason, Treyvon Pegram, Roynal "Tripp" Pegram III, Christian "Pug" Prince, Rayvon Pegram and Chloe Prince; her siblings-in-law, Shirley Shands, Mary Louise Pegram, Viola Shands, Mildred Shands, Loretta Shands, Otha Shands, Ralph Shands, Sam Shands and Therman Shands; her goddaughters, Samantha Hall (Malik) and Cordelia Shands of Hampton, Virginia; her sibling's children, Malachi and Maliah Hall; her cousin Sandra Parker of Petersburg; and her close friends, Shirley A. Pegram, Eva Meade and Gail Shands. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins.
