Obituary of Shirley Person

Shirley Mae Richardson was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on June 6, 1937. She was one of eight children the daughter of the late Orvis Isaac Richardson and the late Sara Ellen (Wingard) Richardson. Shirley married the love of her life Carl Edmund Person on December 24, 1954. She was as they say joined at the hip with her husband. Shirley became a homemaker and proudly looked after the couple's three children. The young family moved from Pennsylvania to Michigan on Labor Day weekend in 1965. They lived in Rockwood for the next twenty-five years before moving and settling in Frenchtown Township. More than anything Shirley loved her God. She attended the Stewart Road Church of God for more than forty years. She also was in love with her family. As a person, Shirley was sweet and loving never uttering a harsh word about others, her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren meant the world to her. In her free time Shirley loved to garden, watch television, and she was an avid Tiger baseball fan. Shirley Mae Person age 74 of Monroe passed from this world to her Heavenly home on Thursday, February 2, 2012. In addition to her parents her passing was preceded by three brothers: Orvis, Glenn, and Ronnie; and three sisters: Alma, Helen, and Betty. To cherish her memory she leaves a beloved husband of fifty-seven years: Carl Person of Monroe; three children: Gary (Donna) Person of Monroe, Dennis (Julia) Person of Canton, and Larry (Christine) Person of Carleton; one brother: Bruce Richardson of Spring Mills, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren: Jason, Christina, Michael, Cherie, Shawn, and Jessica; and thirteen great grandchildren. Friends may gather from 3:00pm until 8:00pm, Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Merkle Funeral Service, 2442 North Monroe Street (734) 384-5185. A Celebration of Her Life will be held at 11:00am, Monday, February 6, 2012 also at Merkle's with Dr. Sean O'Neal pastor of Stewart Road Christian Ministries officiating. Procession will then follow to Roselawn Memorial Park in LaSalle for burial. Online guests may leave words of inspiration and comfort, share a photo, make a donation, or send a floral arrangement by visiting www.merklefs.con and then selecting the Online Tributes page.