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Shirley Lynn Shirley, 79 of Smiths Grove passed peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Greenview Regional Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Gordon Stewart and Edith Koontz Stewart. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Noah Shaw and a sister-in-law Betty Evans and brother-in-law Daskel Shirley. Shirley was a hairdresser and a member of Oakland Baptist Church.
Her survivors include her husband, Travis Shirley; a son, Jeff Shaw, a stepson, Benjamin Shirley; a sister, Ann Stewart Harris (Teddy); sister-in-law, Anice Bishop (Tony); and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Grove Chapel.
The family request in lieu of flowers that donations be made in her memory to Oakland Baptist Church.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
226 Broadway, Smiths Grove, KY 42171-8204

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