Ms. Alyssa B. Lewis, 19, of South Chesterfield, Virginia, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. She was born in Midlothian, VA on June 15, 2007, to Wayne and Gena Lewis.

Alyssa was a 2025 graduate of Matoaca High School. Her smile was infectious and anyone that met her instantly fell in love. She loved spending time with friends and family, going out to eat (Taco Bell), shopping and cuddling with her mom. Alyssa was recently employed with PrimRose Daycare and had a strong passion for children and adored the children in her class. To know Alyssa was to love her. She was a free spirit and the life of the party. She brightened up any room that she entered. She was a beautiful young woman. She will be remembered for the love she gave, the memories she created, and the special place she held in the hearts of her family and friends.

Alyssa was preceded in death by great grandmothers, Anna Lanier, Alice Parham and Cora Lewis; great grandfather, James Parham, Sr.; great aunts, Audrey Edmonds and Patricia Lewis; and her great uncles, Sterling Edmonds, James Parham, Jr., and Jerry Lane.

Alyssa's memory will forever be cherished by her devoted parents, Wayne and Gena Lewis; sister, Shayla Lewis (Dakwon) of S. Chesterfield, VA; grandparents, Martha Woodley of S. Chesterfield, VA Gerald Ashby of Prince George, VA, Garland and Cheryl Branch of Midlothian, VA, Donald and Sonja Parham of Petersburg, VA; great grandfather, Washington Lewis; aunts, Lisa Brough (John), Daikita Tucker (James), Danisha Wright (Antoine) and Zhane Woodley; uncles, Carl Hile (Tammy), Donald Parham, Jr. (Karema), Devonta Lewis, Desmond Parham and Michael Woodley; niece, Tiayla Jones; great aunts, Doris Janet Washington, Vanessa Parham, Diane Fields (Roger), Valerie Lee (Ronnie), Joyce Parham, Gale Uzzle, and Cynthia Montgomery; great uncle, Aaron Haskins (Trice); first cousins, Logan Brough (Samantha), Andrianna Lewis, Jaiden Woodley, Tristan Woodley, Zaiden Woodley, Saniyah Wright, AJ Wright, Khloe Parham and Dream Parham; and a host of cousins, among them devoted, Alesya Jones; devoted friends, Troy Sharper, Trevell, Brooke, Gracie, Maria, Kenzi, and a host of other cousins, relatives and friends.

Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 1021 Halifax Street, Petersburg, VA, the Rev. Lamont A. Hobbs, Pastor and Rev. Sonja Parham, eulogist. The interment to follow at Southlawn Memorial Park.

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com. Watch the funeral services live online on our J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Facebook page or click here to view: https://vimeo.com/event/6119102?fl=so&fe=fs