Shirley May Brown

May 19, 1926 - October 18, 2020

Shirley May Brown, 94, of Vandalia, passed away at 11:49pm, Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Unity Baptist Church, Hwy 185, Vandalia. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the church. Memorials may be made to Unity Baptist Church or Fayette County Hospital Auxiliary. Shirley May Henry was born May 19, 1926, the daughter of Hubert E. and Shella May (Scott) Henry. She married Billie Dean Brown on April 24, 1948; he preceded in death August 6, 2019. Shirley was a secretary for Lewis Squibb Insurance before retiring from the State of IL Dept of Corrections, Vandalia Correctional Center as the warden’s secretary. Together with her husband, Bill, she volunteered for years at Evergreen Outreach; she also was a volunteer for Fayette County Hospital Auxiliary and a member of Unity Baptist Church. Shirley’s pride and joy were her grandchildren, she loved having coffee daily with her daughters, and adding to her Santa Clause collection every year. She is survived by her three daughters, Brenda Jo Smith, Kim and husband Dean Bone, and Shella Gay Brown; all of Vandalia; grandchildren, Brent Smith and wife Julie, Jay Keppler and wife Ashlee, Kayci and husband Cody Goldsboro, and Shelby McCurdy; great-grandchildren, Krissy Smith, Maci Keppler, Sylvia Keppler, Nora Keppler, Rhyan Goldsboro, and Hadlee Goldsboro; great-great-grandson, Kamden Lewis; and sister, Wilma Glick. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Kenneth and Neil Henry; and sisters, Ruby Roberts and Huberta Nichols.