Shirley Jean Matthews's obituary , Passed away on August 26, 2024 in Ahoskie, North Carolina

Shirley Jean Matthews

April 18, 1945 - August 26, 2024 (79 years old)

Ahoskie, North Carolina

Shirley Jean Matthews's obituary , Passed away on August 26, 2024 in Ahoskie, North Carolina
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Shirley Jean Matthews

April 18, 1945 - August 26, 2024 (79 years old)

Ahoskie, North Carolina

Shirley Jean Matthews Obituary

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Shirley Jean Matthews (Ahoskie, North Carolina), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Shirley Jean left this world on August 26, 2024 at the age of 79, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Shirley Jean farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Shirley Jean is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry Clinton Matthews, Sr. and Daisy Broglin Matthews; and her siblings, Jessie Cobb, Dessie White, Martha Mizelle, William "Billy" and Claudie Matthews.

She is survived by: her siblings, Mary Jane Felton of Ahoskie, Edna Baker of Windsor, Henry Matthews Jr. (Barbara) of Ahoskie, Bobby Matthews (Jean) of Ahoskie and Jimmy Matthews (Pat) of Ahoskie. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service & Letchworth-Sykes Funeral Service



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Aug 27

Visitation

Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service
205 NC-42, Ahoskie, NC 27910

Wed

Aug 28

Celebration of life

Highland Memorial Gardens
109 Ward Rd, Ahoskie, NC 27910

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