Shirley is survived by her son Johnny; her daughters Tina, Rhonda and Allison, her sisters Jessie Mae and Carolyn and her grandchildren Charlie, Mikie, Thomas, Cody, Kyle, Dalton, Derik, Eric, Diego and Melina; 15 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Johnny Gray; her parents Wesley and Louise Higginbotham; her grandson Bradley.
A visitation for Shirley will be held Monday, August 28, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary & Crematory, 1329 Wilmer Ave, Anniston, Alabama 36201, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 PM.
Shirley will be laid to rest in Maple Grove, Cane Creek Farm Road, Alexandria, AL.
Serving as pallbearers are Thomas, Melina, Diego, Derik, Kane and Hayley.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Cody and Kyle.
Shirley was born and raised in Anniston Alabama. She moved later in life and lived in Panama City Florida for the last 14 years. She had a previous membership at the Church of Nazarene. She was a very hard worker and did not ever want to stop working. She was a very generous person and loved blessing others. She would always make sure her favorite daughter, Allison and her favorite grandchildren, Melina and Diego were well taken care of. She was always very supportive and present for all of her children growing up in sports and other events. Later in life she had the best days getting her kids to drive her around town to see the sights. She enjoyed admiring the mobile homes and pretty cars with rims.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.graybrownservice.com for the Bean family.
