Linda Brown Shirey, 80, of Greenville, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 at the Hunt Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 4th, 2016 at the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born July 18, 1935 in Waxahachie, Texas to the late E. R. Brown and Lois Heatly Brown. She married Charles Wyman Shirey on March 5th, 1955 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Linda was a Chi Omega at Baylor University and a long time member of Spade and Trowel Garden Club. She and her husband were founding members of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. She was an avid bridge player and played with “The Bridge Club” since 1957.
Linda loved her family and was a kind and loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Charles W. Shirey and three daughters, Shannon Shirey Kelly and husband Bruce Kelly, Marsha Shirey Strong, Amy Shirey Weeks and husband Buddy Weeks. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Katie Strong Tsutsumi and her husband Keita Tsutsumi, Charles William Strong, Robert Shirey Kelly, Lamar Brown Weeks, Beth Ann Kelly, Scott Charles Weeks and Ann Morgan Weeks. Linda is also survived by two great grandchildren, Norah Grace Tsutsumi and Macy Lynn Tsutsumi.
Pallbearers will be Charles William Strong, Robert Shirey Kelly, Lamar Brown Weeks, Scott Charles Weeks, Keita Tsutsumi and Justin Weir.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hunt Regional Charitable Foundation.