Shirley Louise Thompson

Predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Raymond and her son, Thomas. Also predeceased by her sister Ethel (Ron) Butler, brother Douglas McKay, sister-in-law Josephine and step-father Charles Eisnor.

She was the daughter of the late Edward John McKay and Grace Eisnor (nee Thomas), all of Dartmouth.

She is survived by daughters Heather Thompson, Melinda (Ed) LeBlanc, granddaughter Lacey LeBlanc, grandson Coady LeBlanc, and great granddaughter Lennan LeBlanc. She will be missed by her sister Deborah (Kevin) Cribby, sister-in-law Florence McKay, brother Donald McKay and many nieces and nephews.

Mom loved her grandchildren dearly. She loved to work on ceramics, flower arrangements, she loved butterflies, skating in her younger years and she had many other interests. Mom sold Avon and placed 10th highest in the Atlantic division for years.

A special thanks to all the staff at Oakwood Nursing Home for taking such good care of Mom.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 22nd from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at A.L. Mattatall Funeral Home (217 Portland St., Dartmouth, NS). Kindly please wear a mask in order to stop the spread of COVID. To leave online condolences, please visit www.mattatallfuneralhome.com.

“Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

For me to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

Philippians 1:20, 21