Shirley Ann Roberson, age 82, of Muscle Shoals, passed away on Jan. 25, 2015. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, with the service immediately following at Rock Springs Presbyterian Church of Mount Hope, Alabama. Burial will immediately follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. Officiating will be her nephew, the Rev. Scott Hagood, and the Rev. Debbie Williams.
Shirley was preceeded in death by her parents, Lawrence Pinkney and Mable Hopkins, her only son, William Thomas Roberson Jr., brothers, Ray Hopkins and Eldridge Hopkins.
She is survived by her husband, William Thomas Roberson Sr. They were married for 64 years; one daughter, Lisa Roberson Alexander, husband, Rusty Alexander; five grandchildren, Ronald Blake Flippo, Leigh Ellen Landers, John Wesley Landers, William Devon Landers and Rebekah Allen Alexander; two brothers, Waylon Hopkins, and wife, Sharlyn Hopkins, and Jerry Hopkins.
Shirley was known by her children and grandchildren as the best mother and grandmother ever. She was loved by everyone and will be missed by the many lives she touched. Shirley was a member of Rock Springs Presbyterian Church in Mount Hope where she was the pianist for many years. Her love of music began early in life. She started playing at her church when only 10 years old.
When asked what her fondest memories were, they all included family, friends, music, singing and laughing. Shirley worked for K-Mart in Muscle Shoals for many years and only retired in 2012. She loved life and always offered kind words of encouragement to everyone she encountered. She strived every day to create an incredibly beautiful and comfortable homelife for her family and friends. Her flower and vegetable gardens as well as the delicious meals she always had prepared were truly enjoyed by her family. She was the true definition of what a mother, grandmother and wife is to be in God’s eyes. Always forgiving, loving, kind and generous. She leaves behind a great calling to all that knew her to pay it forward instilling to future generations what God wants us to be to our family, friends and those who we meet on a daily basis.
Pallbearers will include nephews, Sammy Alexander, Lynn Hagood, Rodney Hopkins, Greg Hopkins, Don Hopkins, Phillip Roberson and Jimmy Hopkins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jimmy Smith, John Smith, Harold Martin, Allen Pickens, L. O. Roberson Jr., and Steve Little.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made in memory of Shirley Roberson to support Rock Springs Presbyterian Womens ministry, 920 County Road 20, Mount Hope, AL 35651, or to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Lawrence Funeral Home is directing
