Shirley Held Obituary

We are sad to announce that on February 28, 2022, at the age of 93, Shirley Held (Birmingham, Alabama), born in Cincinnati, Ohio passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Shirley Held to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Eva Segal and Albert Segal; her brother Jack (Babs Segal); her brother-in-law Sidney (Jean Held); her son-in-law Leslie Allen; and her brother Herbert.

She is survived by: her husband Leonard; her children, Jerry (Ginger Held), Karen Allen, Julie (John Gilbert) and Randy (Barbie Held); her grandchildren, Brian Held (Katie), Jill Graham (Roger), Elisa Nelson (Aaron), Eve Wexler (Shimshon), Jeffrey Gilbert (Marci), Layne Held (Amanda), Amy Cohen (Jacob) and Jolie Held; her great grandchildren, Reed Nelson, Morgan Nelson, Alexa Nelson, Logan Gilbert, Charlie Wexler, Graham Gilbert, Benjamin Wexler, Hallie Gilbert, Jace Held, Duke Cohen, Sammy Wexler and Cooper Cohen; and her sister-in-law Eleanor Segal. She is also survived by other loving family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the "Cissy Held Fund of the Birmingham Jewish Foundation"; the "Cissy and Leonard Held Fund of the Grafman Endowment Fund" through Birmingham's Temple Emanu-El; or to the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.