Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Shevlin, Alma Bowman April 15, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Woolfitt http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008401 April 16, 2022, 12:37 pm Virginian-Pilot April 16, 2008 NORFOLK - Alma B. Shevlin, 83, went to be with the Lord April 15, 2008. She was born in Petersburg, Va., April 19, 1924, to the late Earl and Thelma Bowman. Alma was a longtime member of Christ the King Catholic Church, where she was a Girl Scout leader and helped on the staff. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi in Norfolk and Hopewell and was named Outstanding Girl of the Year in Hopewell in 1954. In her spare time, Alma enjoyed working in her garden. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 61 years, John V. Shevlin Jr.; two sons, Thomas Lee Shevlin and wife Mary Ellen of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Robert Vincent Shevlin and wife Nancy of Portsmouth; two daughters, Maureen Oliver of Virginia Beach and Kathleen Marie Shevlin of Portsmouth; sister, Mildred Sadler and husband Everett of Colonial Heights; and four grandchildren, Travis Oliver, Elizabeth Oliver, Matthew Shevlin and Katherine Shevlin. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Catholic Church, conducted by Father Brian Rafferty. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christ the King Catholic Church. To celebrate the life of Alma, please visit her Everlasting Memorial at www.mem.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/s/shevlin2500nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb