Shirley Juanita Farquhar

Shirley Juanita Farquhar obituary

Shirley Juanita Farquhar

Shirley Farquhar Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Brunswick Funeral Service - Shallotte on Sep. 19, 2025.

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Shirley Juanita Farquhar, 96, of Bolivia, NC formerly of Calabash, NC died April 25, 2025.

Born in Washington, DC on July 21, 1928, a daughter of the late Gustave John Hornig and Lunette Gibson Hornig. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her son, David Darrow; daughter, Donna Marie Miller; two sisters, Evelyn Parks and Lois Barley; brothers, Donald and Richard.

She was a retired sales associate for the Sears Company and a paronisher at St. Brendan, the Navigator Catholic Church. She was an excellent seamstress and avid cross sticher.

Surviving are her daughter, Teresa Darrow; sons, Paul Darrow, Michael Darrow and Steven Darrow; brother, Stanley Hornig; sisters, Mary Lou Schweir, Joyce McDonald and Joanne Hess; nine grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren.

A Mass will be celebrated at St. Brendan, The Navigator Catholic Church on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10:00AM.

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