Services for Shirley Ann Cantrell, 82, of Lufkin will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Denman Avenue Baptist Church with Bros. Charles Roberts, Jacob Fitzgerald, and Ron Meadows officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church.
Mrs. Cantrell was born July 28, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Stewart and Mildred (Combs) Cantrell and passed away May 2, 2019 in Lufkin.
Mrs. Cantrell met her future husband, Bill, at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where they were seated next to each other in daily Chapel. They were married on December 26, 1954.
She was an LVN, who worked at Memorial Hospital and as an office nurse for Dr. Bob McCall, Dr. Jansen Todd and Dr. Vivian Brooks. Her hobbies included crosswords, word puzzles, Jeopardy, reading, and traveling with her husband. She served on the history committee, a church librarian and a Sunday school secretary for many years at Denman Avenue Baptist Church. She was an avid fan of the Cleveland Indians. She had a dry, Yankee sense of humor.
She is survived by her daughter, Janet Havard and husband David of Diboll; daughter, Julie Cantrell of Lufkin; son, William “Butch” Cantrell, Jr. and wife Terry; grandson, Josh Havard and wife Barbara; granddaughter, Jill Havard and wife Jessica; grandson, Cody Havard and wife Mabel; great-grandchildren, Sierra Havard, Spring Havard, Jaylen Dinger, and Cameron Dinger; cousin, Betty Hudson; and long time friend, Marie Stubblefield.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cantrell is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, William Cantrell, Sr.; sisters Janet Foster and Irene Schultz.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Havard, Jill Havard, Cody Havard, Jessica Havard, Ronnie Lusk, and Pat Edwards.
Mrs. Cantrell’s family wishes to extend special thanks to the staff of Pinecrest Retirement Community, especially Trina and Cherokee, and to the staff of Hospice in the Pines.
Condolences may be offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com
Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.
