Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Sophia Gowins; Bill Hammonds, Edward Desmond, and her late husband, R.C. Scott; one daughter, Deborah Desmond; two brothers, William Gowins and Paul Gowins, and one sister, Marie Reno.
Shirley is survived by three daughters, Karen Desmond, Kim Hatfield and her husband Scott, and Dawn Bova; one son, David Desmond; brother, Curtis Gowins and Sister Sara Smith; several other family members and a host of friends. Special thanks to her caregivers, Drinda Peeples and Sara Smith.
Services will be held at Ridout’s Gardendale Chapel on Thursday, January 10, 2019 with a time of visitation to begin at 1:00pm; funeral service at 2:00pm, followed by her burial in Oakwood Memorial Gardens, Gardendale, Alabama. Service will be officiated by Dr. Oliver Harper.