Shirley Ewing Smith Obituary

We are sad to announce that on February 22, 2023, at the age of 71, Shirley Ewing Smith (Waukegan, Illinois) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Mary Etta Ewing and John Ira Young; her husband Vincent Smith; her daughters, Delanda Ewing, Stacy Garland and Linda Jones; her goddaughter Detrice McPherson-Bababunmi; her sisters, Rose Mary, Patricia Parks and Vera Ndiaye; her grandchildren, Devere (Annie) and Dejanier Ewing-Hill; her great grandchildren, Devere Jr. and Abriyannah Ewing-Hill; her nephews, Donald Baker, Lamont Davis, George Parnell and Michael Ewing; her close friend Fannie Brown; her grandparents, George and Rosett Parnell; her uncle Willie Parnell; her aunts, Bernice "Red" Graves, Vernice Wright and Louise Rucker; her brothers, Willie Ewing and Charles Parnell; her nephew Jermaine "Pookie" Stringer; and her nieces, Monique Gardner and Katrice "Meme" Stringer.