Shirley May Arms was born to Clara and Charlie Webb on January 23rd, 1935. Shirley led a hard-working life as a dedicated factory employee and loving mother to her seven children. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Arms, sister June Bogle, brothers Johnnie Webb, David Webb and Charlie Webb, and grandson Benjamin Wright. Shirley is survived by her siblings Judy Mocio, Sue Teal, Jesse Webb, and Monroe Webb, and by her children Rita Dorsey and husband Chris of Arp, Jeffrey Webb and wife Mary of Dallas, Russell Arms and wife Patricia of Arlington, Melanie Martinez and husband Pete of Garland, Elaine Bryant and husband Jeff of Terrell, Dale Arms of Addison, Gail Stevenson and husband Tim of Carthage, Lorenzo Sapata of Addison, David Dolly and wife Candy of Florida. Shirley is also survived by three generations of grandkids and many other loving family members and friends.
She is remembered as being caring towards everyone she encountered and someone who felt grateful for her life and the people she loved. Shirley enjoyed spending time with those she loved, Family Reunions, vacationing at the beach, playing games of all kinds (and winning them!) collecting recipes and cooking delicious food for her family. She even learned to Facebook and Facetime with her loved ones! She loved God, had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and lived out His example through living each moment to the fullest and offering unconditional love to everyone in her life. She will be loved and remembered as the caring matriarch who brought love and life to many generations.
Requested by Shirley: If Tomorrow Starts Without Me ..... David Romano
If tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not here to see,
If the sun should rise you find your eyes all filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn’t cry the way you did today,
While thinking of the many things we didn’t get to say.
I know how much you love me, as much as I love you
And each time that you think of me, I know you’ll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand.
He said my place was ready, in heaven far above
And that I’d have to leave behind all those I dearly love.
But as I turned and walked away a tear fell from my eye.
For all my life I’d always thought, I didn’t want to die.
I had so much to live for, so much left yet to do.
It seemed almost impossible that I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays the good ones and the bad.
I thought of all the love we shared, and all the fun we had.
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