Shirley L. Pulsifer

Shirley L. Pulsifer obituary

Shirley L. Pulsifer

Shirley Pulsifer Obituary

Published by Legacy on Jul. 30, 2025.
Shirley L. Pulsifer passed away on July 3, 2025. She was born in Muskegan, Michigan, on December 1, 1954, to Sonny Pulsifer and Jane Elizabeth Davis. She had lived in the community for 55 years. She had been a corrections officer with the DCI Corrections Industry. Shirley was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. She loved fishing and traveling, as well as Barbecues and smoking turkeys for the holidays. Her greatest enjoyment was spending quality time with her family. She is preceded in death by her parents Sonny and Jane Elizabeth Pulsifer. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Cottrell of South Carolina; her brothers, Mike Ingram of Arcadia, Florida, and Stan Ingram of Punta Gorda, Florida; and Theresa Todd, her spouse of 28 years. There are 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. The grandchildren are Brandon Fairentino, Denver Cottrell, and Christian Nasworth. Online condolences may be made at: www.pongerkaysgrady.com. Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home & Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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