Shirley Ann Moore Willingham, age 84, of Fish Hatchery Road, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 2, 2021, at her residence.
She was born in Cedartown, Ga. on April 21, 1937, a daughter of the late Lonnie Britton Moore and Harriet Katherine Adams Moore. Mrs. Willingham was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was an avid golfer and former member of Trion Golf Club. She was member of Summerville First Baptist Church, the Fidelis Sunday School Class, and the Joy Club of the Church.
Mrs. Willingham was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Babe Lee Willingham and a son, Stan Willingham.
Surviving are her children, Lee Ann (Bobby) Mitchell, Fran (Tom) Jones, and Britt (Jan) Willingham; grandchildren, Katie Thomas, Lee Mitchell, Russ Mitchell, Keri Beth Jones, Melissa Milam, Adam Willingham, Tori Willingham, and Amos Willingham; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, at noon from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Adam Colston officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden. Active pallbearers are grandsons and great-grandsons, Lee Mitchell, Russ Mitchell, Logan Couch, Reed Couch, Adam Willingham, and Amos Willingham. Honorary pallbearers are her loving caregivers, Connie Barnes, Melinda Clark, Annette Podschelne, Tonya Dawson, Shirley Bowers, and Heyman Hospice.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.