Shirley Joe Winborne

1936 - 2012

Shirley Joe Emerson Winborne, 75, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Pampa, Texas.
Services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at First Christian Church, with the Rev. Barry Loving, pastor of First Christian Church of Amarillo, and Dr. Jeff Knighton, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Winborne was born April 26, 1936, in Dumas. She came to Pampa in 1938, from Sunray, graduating from Pampa High School in 1954. Shirley married James Thomas "Speck" Winborne on June 19, 1953, in Pampa. He preceded her in death in 2002. She was a member of First Christian Church, where she served as director of membership for 37 years, and was elected Elder Emeritus. She served on the Genesis House board, was on the original board and founding officer of Hospice of the Panhandle, was awarded the Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year in 1990, and served as hospital chaplain at Pampa Regional Medical Center for many years. Shirley was secretary of the Pampa Ministerial Alliance for more than six years, was a member of the Knife & Fork Club, the Pampa High School Band Boosters and the Pampa Boat and Ski Club.
Survivors include two daughters: Gaylene Bradley and husband, James and Jamie White and husband, Scott, all of Pampa; a son, Tommy Winborne and wife, Jamie of Pampa; a sister, Carla Blair and husband, Kenneth of Carlsbad, N.M.; six grandchildren: Amy Ladd and husband, Aaron and Abby Foster and husband, Lincoln, all of Keller, Morgan Baldridge and husband, Blake of Amarillo, Britton White and wife, Megan, Natalie Winborne and Jaycee Winborne, all of Pampa; three great-grandchildren: Rhett Ladd and Grant Ladd, both of Keller, and Sailor Baldridge of Amarillo. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents: Carl and Ola Faye Emerson; and a sister: Mary Jane Brown.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 1633 N. Nelson, Pampa, Texas 79065. Sign the online register at www.carmichael-whatley.com.