Shirley Jean Booth Obituary

We are sad to announce that on May 30, 2024, at the age of 91, Shirley Jean Booth (Collierville, Tennessee) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

Though Shirley Jean has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Emily Virginia (Richardson) and Lewis Carmichiel; her husband Melvin Booth; and her son Charles Glen May. She is survived by: her sister Marian Carmichiel; her sons, Gerald Roy May (Lisa) and Gary Michael May (April); and her stepdaughters, Diana Booth White (Chris), Elaine Booth Welch (Bill) and Allison Booth Rasnake (Michael). She is also survived by her grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested any gifts be designated to LeBonheur Children's Hospital's Lynnleigh Hammond fund supporting the Heart Defects Center, the University of Alabama- Huntsville's Glen May Memorial Scholarship in honor of their brother, Glen, or the charitable organization of their choice that is meaningful to them.