Wanda Gayle Kelley Shirley, age 61, of the Holts Corner, Tennessee, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. Mrs. Shirley was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late James Wilson and Claudia Allene Ferrell Kelley. She was a homemaker and was a member of Riggs Church of Christ. Mrs. Shirley was preceded in death by a daughter, Misty Michelle Shirley, a brother, Larry Kelley and by her grandson, Michael Aaron Polk.
Mrs. Shirley is survived by two daughters, Christy Perry, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, Charlotte Eatherly, Holts Corner Community of Marshall County; sisters, Jan Yeager, Laws Hill Community, Patricia Ketchum, Chapel Hill, TN, Debbie Campbell, Shelbyville, TN, Vanda Kelley, Lewisburg, TN, Barbara Messick, Shelbyville, TN, Linda Gordon, Lewisburg, TN, Ruby Crane, Chapel Hill, TN, brother, Jimmy Dale Kelley, Holts Corner Community; four grandchildren.
Family members will receive friends on Thursday, December 22, 2011 beginning at 4:00 pm at Lawrence Funeral Home. Memorial services for Mrs. Shirley, along with her grandson, Michael Aaron Polk, will be conducted at 10:00 am on Friday, December 23, 2011 from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Edwards and Dean Delk officiating. Burial will follow in Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill.
Memorial Donations may be made to the William Gunner Polk and James Hunter Polk Trust Fund, c/o First State Bank, P. O. Box 127, Chapel Hill, Tennessee 37034.
Lawrence Funeral Home