Sharon Call Laslie

Sharon Call Laslie suddenly left us for Heaven on February 23, 2026. Sharon was born in Richmond, VA February 11, 1948 to loving parents Ola Fern Osborne Call and Earl Fulton Call. She spent many years in Chesterfield before finally settling in Powhatan.

A woman of faith, conviction, and devotion, Sharon was a member of May Memorial Baptist Church. She regularly put her faith into action through joyfully hosting family and friends, baking treats for neighbors, donating to charitable causes like Hope House, and generously and thoughtfully providing gifts for Angel Tree recipients every year.

Sharon thoroughly enjoyed traveling to mountains, beaches, and islands with her husband, sister, and cousins, and she loved spending time with her grandchildren. Sharon had a special bond with her sister. They talked several times a day, and spent so much time together that they could finish each other’s sentences. They were truly best friends.

A genuine pet lover, Sharon never met a four-legged friend who didn’t instantly adore her, and the feeling was mutual. Sharon had a great love of holidays. The Thanksgiving meal she served each year put her gifts of hospitality and cooking on magnificent display. She always had the biggest Christmas tree she could find, adorned with too many lights and ornaments to count. And she never forgot a birthday.

Sharon worked as secretary to several chairmen of the Department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University until she retired in 2004. She remained an avid VCU Rams Basketball fan for life. Parallel to her administrative career, she used her musical talents and passion, serving as a Music Director for 43 years, first at Webber Memorial Baptist Church in Chesterfield, then at Bethel Baptist Church in Midlothian. Sharon had an angelic soprano voice, and is certainly adding to the chorus of Heaven.

It was during her time at Bethel that she first met Donald Laslie. Donald was a member of the choir and part of the committee that interviewed Sharon for the Music Director position. After the interview she told her parents, “It went okay, but that one guy didn’t like me.” Unbeknownst to Sharon, Don told the committee, “She’s the one.” He meant for the job, but in time, his words took on a more significant meaning. Though they met in the late 1980s, it would be a decade before they went on their first date. By 1999 they had fallen deeply in love and decided to commit the rest of their lives to each other. They married July 1, 2000 and enjoyed over 25 wonderful years together. Theirs is a love story of patiently waiting for God’s timing and being richly rewarded with joy-filled, loving companionship.

Though we grieve, it is not without hope, for Sharon’s spiritual faith assures us that she is peacefully resting at home in glory. Her life, well-lived, will leave an indelible imprint on all who had the joy of knowing her. She will be deeply missed and forever cherished.

Sharon is lovingly remembered by her adoring husband, Donald Laslie; her dear sister, Faye Call; children by marriage Pamela, Karen (Jalal), Tom, and Elizabeth (Scott); eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and cousins, extended family, and friends too numerous to list.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 3, 6-8pm at Woody Huguenot Chapel in Midlothian, VA with funeral service Wednesday, March 4, 11am at May Memorial Baptist Church in Powhatan, VA (reception to follow). Burial will take place Thursday, March 5, 12 noon at Sunset Memorial Park in Chester, VA.