Shirley May Clinton

When a person enters a room and it lights it up, it had to be….Shirley Arlene May Clinton. Shirley was a people person and other than the Lord, her daughter Melody was her whole life. Shirley didn’t waste anything. She could take a little and make a whole lot. She and her late husband Jerry would hand make crafts and sell them. She was a lady who loved working in her yard and loved being at home. Not to be a professional florist, she possessed a talent in flower arrangements which she enjoyed greatly

Shirley was 82, when she went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Those left behind to cherish Shirley’s memories and carry on her legacy are her daughter and son in law: Melody and Mark Trotter of Stanley, North Carolina; one sister: Inez Tilley of Gastonia, North Carolina.

Shirley was the daughter of the late John May, Sr and Ethel Jenkins May.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Jerry Clinton; three sisters: Christine Thompson and husband Howard, Mildred MacDonald and husband Mac, Faye Rector and husband Wink; one brother: John May, Jr and wife Ruth; one brother in law: Charles Tilley.

A Life Well Celebrated Ceremony will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Carothers Funeral Home Chapel, 2205 Williamsburg Drive, Gastonia, North Carolina.

Graveside and committal will follow in the Garden of Luke at Gaston Memorial Park.

The family will receive guests from 12:00 PM ~ 1:00 PM prior to the service.

If you wish to make expressions of love and share fond memories, please visit Shirley’s guestbook at www.carothersfuneralhomeastonia.com

Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park is compassionately serving the family of Shirley Clinton.