Shelby Leigh Pressley

Shelby Leigh Pressley, 22, of Williamsburg, VA passed away on November 1, 2015. She joins her father, Roderick Paulsen, who passed away in 1997. Shelby was born in Pueblo, Colorado and moved to Virginia with her mother, Lisa, and her sister, Heather, shortly after Roderick’s death. She then grew up in the Williamsburg area. Shelby was a dedicated cheerleader at Bruton High School until she graduated in 2011. She went on multiple mission’s trips and church retreats while she was in High School and continued showing her love for others through coaching and being an EMT. Shelby was also a devoted mother of two young children, Peyton and Jayce whom she loved and adored. Shelby was currently working as a cheerleading coach at Queens Lake Middle School and at Lumber Liquidators as an Installation Project Coordinator. She was an EMT and planned on teaching a course at New Horizons in the upcoming school year. She is survived by her mother, Lisa Matykowski, her step-dads, John Strong and Charles Matykowski. Her two young children, Peyton and Jayce. Her sisters, Heather Fontaine and Megan Strong, her brother in law, Lucas Fontaine, her brother, Jonathan Strong, and her niece Ashlyn Fontaine. She is also survived by her step-brothers, Christopher Strong, Kyle Matykowski, and David Matykowski, her grand-parents, as well as a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. Services will be held on Thursday November 5, 2015. The viewing will begin at 11:00am and the service will follow at 12:00pm at Nelsen Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry Plains Road Williamsburg, Virginia 23185. Please wear pink and sparkles as this is what Shelby would have wanted. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Bruton High School or Queens Lake Middle School cheerleading teams. Checks may be written to Lisa Matykowski, 119 Wellington Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23185. On the Memo line, please put “Cheer.”