Cecilia Erma Shirley

Cecilia Erma Shirley

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Dec

19

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Broussard’s Mortuary Nederland

505 North 12th Street, Nederland, TX 77627

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Dec

19

Entombment

Oak Bluff Memorial Park

618 Block Street, Port Neches, TX 77651

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Cecilia Shirley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Broussard's Mortuary - Nederland on Dec. 12, 2025.
Cecilia Erma Shirley, 74, of Lumberton, died Thursday, December 11, 2025. She was born on May 1, 1951, to Alvin Ducote and Angelina Carcara in Port Arthur.

Survivors include her husband, Rickey Shirley; children, Renee' Price and her husband, Robert, Clint Shifflette and his girlfriend, Shelly Wilson, and Misty Cartlidge and her husband, Kris Bourque; grandchildren, Brock Whittle, Bradley Price, Caden Shifflette, and Angelina Whisner; great-grandchildren, Emma Landry, McGraw Whittle, Waylon Whittle, Carter Shifflette, Alexander Hamilton, and Alice Hamilton; and siblings, Alvin Ducote Jr., Craig Ducote, Michael Ducote, Nicky Ducote, and Christine McGill.

She is preceded in death by her parents and great-granddaughter, Tynlee Paige Whittle.

A gathering of Mrs. Shirley's family and friends will be held at 10:00 a.m., with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2025, at Broussard's, 505 North 12 th street, Nederland. Her entombment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.

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Upcoming Events

Dec

19

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Broussard’s Mortuary Nederland

505 North 12th Street, Nederland, TX 77627

Send Flowers

Dec

19

Entombment

Oak Bluff Memorial Park

618 Block Street, Port Neches, TX 77651

Send Flowers

Only 5 days left for delivery to next service.