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Shirley Shearouse Obituary

SPRINGFIELD - Shirley Griffis Shearouse, 86, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday evening, Oct. 11, 2022, surrounded by her family members and her husband and soulmate of 62 years, Carson.
The Appling County native was a longtime member of Life Springs Worship Center. Shirley loved her family and spending time with them. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Walker Shearous,e and her great-grandson, Trey Anderson.
Survivors include her husband, Carson Shearouse; children, Eddie Branan (Linda), Cathy Lanigan (Billy), Cheryl Shearouse Brown (Pastor Tim) and Jeremy Shearouse (Erica); seven grandchildren, one of which lives with Shirley and Carson and has for several years, Kasey Branan; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Lamar Griffis (Dot); a sister, Aloise Dowd (Glen); and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in the Effingham Chapel of Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral. Pastors Julie Stanley Mack and Tim Brown officiated.
Interment: Springfield Cemetery Annex
Remembrances: Springfield Graveyard Association

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-6421

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Published by Effingham Herald from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, 2022.

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