Funeral service for Shirley Mae Curlee, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Steven Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12pm until 3pm on Sunday at Higgins.
Shirley was born January 1, 1937, in Lincoln County, TN to the late William Curtis and Dora Eunice Spray Bates. She worked for Serbin and Blue Ridge Shirt Plant, however she most enjoyed being door greeter at Wal Mart before she retired in 2019. She loved her job and always greeted everyone with a smile. Shirley was a long-time member of the West Fayetteville Church of Christ. She passed away on August 28, 2024, at her home.
Survivors include her daughter, Emmaliene Mitchell and husband Toney of Fayetteville; son, John Boyce Curlee, Jr. of Fayetteville; granddaughter, Katie Emmaliene Mitchell; sister, Conda Ruth Evans; sister-in-law, Mary Hannah Bates of Shreveport, LA; and many nieces, nephews, and extended family members. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, John Boyce Curlee, Sr.; siblings, Bertha Vann, William Clinton Bates, Lorene Pierce, Kenneth Bates, Billy Paul Bates, Dorothy Bennett, Peggy Bartlett, and an infant sister; and several nieces and nephews.
Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Shirley Mae Curlee
