Elizabeth “Betty” Carlock Shirley, 88, of Ringgold, went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Born on Sept. 22, 1930, in Genesee, Mi. to the late Thomas Eugene and Gladys Hullender Carlock, Betty graduated from Ringgold High School in 1948 and earned her master of arts in Teaching from UTC in 1971. She retired from Erlanger Hospital in 1988 after 30 years of service as a registered medical technologist. Betty was a member of Boynton Baptist Church for 73 years, where she taught Sunday School for youth and adults.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Shirley; brother, Don Carlock; and sister, Nadine Pursley.
She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth “Libby” Turner and Alice McCarty; five grandchildren, Beth Harper McCain, Cindy Harper, Jeff Harper, Robert and Russell Turner; 11 great-grandchildren, Kristin Carter, Zach Barger, Amanda McCain, Maria Keown, Jeremiah Harper, Kira McKinney, Nicklas Turner, Emma Harper, Payton Turner, Julia Turner and Jaxson Turner; two great-great grandchildren, Drew Carter and Theo Carter; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
A special thanks to the staff at Rosewood Assisted Living and Tapestry Hospice for their care for our mother.
The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the funeral home. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20 at Boynton Baptist Church, with Dr. Keith McLeod officiating. Burial will follow in the Chattanooga National Cemetery at 12:30 p.m.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions for an outdoor flagpole and American and Christian flags may be made to Boynton Baptist Church, 4093 Boynton Dr., Ringgold, GA 30736.
Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel, Ringgold.