Shirley Nora Brown

Shirley Nora Brown obituary, Bradenton, FL

Shirley Nora Brown

Shirley Brown Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Griffith-Cline Funeral Home - Bradenton on Oct. 28, 2025.

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Shirley Herringshaw Brown, passed away, October 25, 2025. She is survived by sons; David (Kathy) Simon and Charles (Connie) McCartney, grandsons; Charles McCartney,, David Simon Jr., Jerry Simon, and Byron Simon, granddaughter; Laura Donahue and many great and great great grandchildren. She is predeceased in life by her husband Buddy Brown, sons; Jerry and Stephen Simon, parents; Fred and Ethel Herringshaw and all of her thirteen siblings. All she ever wanted to be was a good Mom, Grandma and be in the arms of Jesus.

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